Even the title seems like something Showtime plays long after the children go to bed: "Deception.” Despite the presence of two fine actors, Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor , it is that kind of film — sex, shadows and skullduggery. It is just a better version of a Zalman King flick: Think "Red Shoe Diaries” with talent on display instead of just skin.

McGregor plays Jonathan McQuarry , an easy mark — his ...