Frauds

Pop star Phil Collins makes another stab at movie stardom as a deranged insurance investigator tormenting a married couple in this visually slick but dramatically thin suspense thriller from Australia.

To the ongoing annoyance of his wife Beth (Josephine Byrnes), Jonathan Wheats (Hugo Weaving) has a streak of childishness that manifests itself in obsessive games-playing, usually with his best friend Michael (Peter Mochrie). The games get out of hand one night, however, when Jonathan and Michael stage a phony burglary of Jonathan's house to "steal" the couple's valuable heirloom silverware and file a false insurance claim without telling Beth. The plan goes awr...