Edward Burns,
Rachel Weisz,
Morris Chestnut,
Leland Orser,
Louis Lombardi
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What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew: Insideman ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 16, 2003
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September 28, 2009It?s ok but Dustin Hoffman was terribly miscast considering in the book, his character is this giant muscle-bound thug who sends fair into the hearts of all things living. Hardly!
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May 6, 2009"Foley's a great stylist--solid eye-candy,script mediocre..the dialogue has this frenetic grind that seems to try to cover something a litte hollow.Hoffman's great,though,as is Giamatti,and Burns ain't bad for such a good-lookin' devil...see it if you like great technique and vir...( read more)
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April 25, 2009"In every con, sooner or later, somebodys gonna ask the right questions."
A medium paced con film that should NEVER even be compared to Oceans Eleven. (O11 is fast paced and upbeat, this one just likes to take a power walk.) A...( read more) -
March 11, 2009A film that I would wander by and think, "Hmmm...Dustin Hoffman..." but never really thought about. then, it re-appeared with a slipsleeve/O-ring and suddenly I couldn't resist. Yes, I am a marketing victim, but I think we all knew that. I snagged it because every time I skip on ...( read more)
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December 27, 2009Fairly entertaining con-game thriller but you'd expect more from the talent involved.
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Critic Reviews
May 8, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
April 25, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
There's enough hard-boiled style here to nudge this movie into the worth-seeing category. full review
April 25, 2003
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Unlike with Mamet, there's no real payoff, not in insights, psychology or language -- just a clutch of anxious-to -charm movie stars, a puzzle-box plot, and an ending that encourages us to applaud ven... full review
April 25, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
What a shame, that such a well-made movie is never able to convince us it is anything more than merely well-made. full review
April 24, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
If Confidence was made by people who have seen too many movies, it seems to be aimed at people who have seen too few. full review
April 24, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
You know you're being manipulated, set up for the big switcheroo, but the players are so juicy and the plot blips along with such momentum that you can only hang on and enjoy the ride. full review
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