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Mood:
- CleverCynicalContemplativeStylizedSuspensefulTense
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesCrime Gone AwryCons and ScamsCrimesDishonestyDisorder
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Genres:
- CrimeThrillerIndependent
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Audience:
- Boys' Night
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Ensemble CastTwists and TurnsVoice Over
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Flag:
- Mild Violent ContentNudityProfanitySexual Content
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Confidence, 2003
English
USA, Canada, Germany
Profile of Confidence
Confidence can be described as cynical, clever, and tense. The plot revolves around crime gone awry, cons and scams, and criminal heroes. The main genres are independent, thriller, and crime. In terms of style, Confidence involves twists and turns, includes a voice over, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place in contemporary times. Confidence has received attention for being critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that it involves mild violent content, nudity, and sexual content.
Summary of Confidence
Ed Burns gives the best performance of his career in James Foley's fast-moving CONFIDENCE. Foley, who directed David Mamet's GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, has learned much from his mentor, making a who's-conning-whom film worthy of the master of the genre. Burns plays Jake Vig, the leader of a small group of con artists who unknowingly steals money from a sleazy but powerful underworld lord known as King. In order to get his dough back, King forces Vig and his gang to pull off a nearly impossible con that could get nearly everyone involved killed. Meanwhile, Vig is being watched closely by a stubbly federal agent who is following the money.
Foley has put together a terrific cast, including Paul Giamatti and Rachel Weisz as part of Vig's crew, Andy Garcia as the fed, Dustin Hoffman as King, and Luis Guzman and Donal Logue as two cops on the take. As in Mamet's films, the audience will have to keep guessing whose side the characters are on right up until the final shot, never quite knowing who's conning whom.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA, Canada, Germany |
| Release date: | 20 January 2003 |
| Runtime: | 97 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jake Vig
as Gunther Butan
as Winston King
as Lily
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Critics Reviews
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Mark Caro
Entertainment Weekly
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- by: Owen Gleiberman
Users Reviews
- 16.January.2011
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- by: Netflowers
- Netflowers rated this movie
0/10
- 23.April.2009
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- by: heapshake
- heapshake rated this movie4/10Disappointing
