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A great movie lurks within this tale of a 1971 literary hoax elaborate enough to put James Frey to shame.
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Hallström and Wheeler have a great time setting up and embroidering Irving's increasingly elaborate scheme.

"The Hoax" fearlessly wades through the slippery psychology of a shameless liar -- writer Clifford Irving
Deborah Young
Variety
A surprisingly layered vehicle for a maniacally conniving Richard Gere, backed up by a superb Alfred Molina as his accomplice.

It plays well.
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
The filmmakers catch the right glittery look and paranoid intensity, and they make gutsy speculations about the story beneath the story.

Gere gives 'em the old razzle-dazzle with his roguish charm and sharp comic timing. The surprise is the unexpected feeling he brings to this challenging role.
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
Richard Gere, nearly unrecognizable with blackened hair and a fake nose, gives one of his very best performances as Clifford Irving.