The story is convincing and presents some thrilling moments. The scenario where the story happens shows nice details of Greece. The characters of Chester and Rydal are interesting because they put together traits which are difficult to conciliate. Each one, in his style is a kind of soft crook. Chester steals people in the investment business and Rydal tricks tourists getting a few bucks from them. Yet, they are nice companies and each one of them have his kind of ethic. Rydal has a poetic side and only tricks people who has money enough to be tricked. Chester who seemed to be unscrupulous, shows in the penultimate scene, that he had something good inside him: while he is dying in the street he deliberately confesses his crimes, in order to set Rydal free from the charges against him. The Two Faces of January is a good and intelligent entertainment. In a way, I would say that this story is the story of two honorable crooks whose paths crossed, once, in Greece and Istanbul.