Deception creates a complicated situation that quickly gets messy. Legal power seems very desirable. Damon portrays someone who’s carefully planned and sly. Hoffman's character really needed to be eliminated.

While "Greenleaf" (James Rebhorn) has a son exploring Europe, he enlists the help of the narrator, “Tom” (Matt Damon), to locate his wayward son, “Dickie” (Jude Law), and bring him back home, with first-class travel provided. Tom is tasked with finding Dickie and his girlfriend "Marge" (Gwyneth Paltrow). He orchestrates a meeting on an Italian beach, falsely claiming they both attended Princeton to gain access to the…