| Confidence Review |
| by Andres Kahar |
| This is a light, old-fashioned movie. A not-so-subtle nod to film-noir. And
the hardboiled -- almost forced, definitely dated -- dialogue is what really
makes the movie. Ed Burns plays Jake Vig, the lead grifter in a band of
misfit cons, too well-oiled...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: This is another one of those tricky con-game
films for which the audience has to try to figure out
who is really doing what to whom. Edward Burns is weak
in the lead, but there is an interesting and pivotal
role for...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
A small-time conman gets into a heap of trouble when the money that he swindled
off some dupe turns out to be property of one nasty son-of-a-gun veteran conman
named The King. Luckily for him, the old-timer sees some potential in the
brassy, young...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 3/5) |
| Yahoo! Movies says to watch the first 6 minutes, but those 6 minutes
are the weakest in the film. Don't do it! I admit I went into this
film with a terrible attitude about the quality potential, but I was
pleasantly diverted for the 92 minutes after...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
| CONFIDENCE (director/writer: James Foley; screenwriter: Doug Jung;
cinematographer: Juan Ruiz Anchia; editor: Stuart Levy; music: Christophe Beck;
cast: Edward Burns (Jake Vig), Lily (Rachel Weisz), Andy Garcia (Gunther
Butan), Dustin Hoffman (King),...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 7/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Confidence" (Lions Gate Films)
If you're in the mood for a dandy, double-crossing, duplicitous little
crime caper, this is your ticket. Edward Burns stars as a cocky, well-dressed
grifter named Jake Vig who's almost as...more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Grade: B+
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Lions Gate Films
Directed by: James Foley
Written by: Doug Jung
Cast: Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Andy
Garcia, Paul Giamatti, Donal Logue
Screened at: Review, NYC, 4/14/03 more |
| Confidence Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| "Playing the big con is like putting on a play where everyone knows their parts
except for the mark," Jake Vig (Edward Burns) explains to us in voice-over.
CONFIDENCE's energetic style, with its raunchy, mile-a-minute dialog, may remind
you of GLENGARRY...more |
