Confidence
by James Foley
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Actor: Edward Burns, Leland Orser, Louis Lombardi, Morris Chestnut, Rachel WeiszDirector: James Foley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-16
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of Confidence
Movie Review: IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY....IT'S ABOUT THE CON
Summary: 4 Stars
Lousy con movies are some of the worst around. They can have a visible outcome from the get go, but it's the way they carry the story out that makes them bad. No class, no style, no sense of wonder at how the con will go down exactly.
A good con movie on the other hand is a thing to behold. HOUSE OF GAMES from David Mamet comes to mind, where the con that goes down come completely out of left field, even thought all of the clues were presented from the beginning. Or the greatest con movie of all time, THE STING. We saw or thought we saw what was going on. But by films end, we discovered that not only had Lonnegan been taken, but the entire viewing audience had been conned as well.
Now comes a con movie that uses the term in its title. CONFIDENCE tells the story of Jake Vig (Edward Burns) and his crew as they pull of a con right from the start, staging a fake murder, getting the mark to leave and then taking the money and running. It's not until later when one of the crew is murdered that they discover they conned the wrong man. The mark was an accountant for one of the deadliest independent crime bosses in LA, The King (Dustin Hoffman).
Rather than let themselves be taken out one by one, Jake sets up a meet with The King and makes a proposition. He won't pay back the money. But what he will do is run a tremendous con for The King, paying him back the original amount as well as interest.
Although wary, The King agrees and the game is on. Jake assembles his crew once more, replacing the newly deceased with a new shill (part performer, all con artist). He chooses a woman named Lily (Rachel Weisz) who picked his pocket earlier in the week. Along with his two partners and a pair of watchful eyes that The King insisted be a part of the crew, the fun begins.
The con involves a rival of The King, a mark named Morgan Price (Robert Forster). An upscale banker and shopping center investor (where he launders enough money to rival the mint), Jake and crew set out to con him out of $5 million. Finding the easiest target they can, they set the con in motion.
Into this mix are all sorts of surprises from crooked cops that aid Jake (Luis Guzman and Daniel Logue) to a federal agent (Andy Garcia) whose been trying to get the goods on Jake for some time. While watching, keep in mind that no one is who they seem. And yet others are.
The fun of this movie comes on various levels. It's first off fascinating to watch how the con goes along, each step of the way. It's fun then to sit and wonder just who is conning who and if this person or that is involved. And it's a treat to watch a group of actors blend so well into their characters that you don't even consider the fact that they're acting.
I figured out portions of the ending before they came along and you will too. But then there are those magnificent twists that come as a surprise at the films end. Surprises that make this movie one that is a pleasure to watch.
Summary of Confidence
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 ShannonDrama DVD Video
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