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Confidence (2003)
Front Cover Actor
Edward Burns
Rachel Weisz
Dustin Hoffman
Movie Details
Genre Crime; Drama
Director James Foley
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Bathed in self-conscious cool, Confidence is a heist caper in which the heist is unimportant. As you might expect from Glengarry Glen Ross director James Foley, this pulpy concoction is more interested in giving good actors a lot of hip, salty dialogue as they scheme their way to the royal scam. It's a poor man's Ocean's Eleven, just as enjoyable in its own way, beginning when con artist Jake (Edward Burns) discovers he's accidentally stolen from an eccentric crime boss (Dustin Hoffman, oozing threat in a fine character turn). Promising to make amends by pulling the biggest con of his career, Jake adds a feisty pickpocket (Rachel Weisz) to his crew, which includes scene-stealer Paul Giammatti and Andy Garcia as a disheveled FBI agent (or is he?). With a cast like this you can't go wrong, but Confidence cons itself into thinking it's original, while Burns's abundant voice-overs state the obvious and plot twists unfold with minimal surprise. It hardly matters; Confidence may be derivative, but it's still recommendable. --Jeff Shannon
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 62
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon CA
Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
UPC (Barcode) 057373161265
Release Date 6/7/2005
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
NTSC