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Movie Reviews of Confidence
Movie Review: A Truly Entertaining Film
Summary: 5 Stars
Underseen in theaters due to an underwhelming marketing campaign and the limited draw of Edward Burns, this film is loads of fun and very unpredictable. Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia are both the best they've been in years and the last twist blew me away. If you are a fan of The Sting, you'll love this film.Movie Review: Incredible Movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
"CONfidence" is a brilliant movie that will leave you wanting more. Edward Burns (as well as the rest of the cast) gives a flawless performance. This is one of my favorite movies and one that I reach for to watch over and over again. I highly recommend this movie to all the Edward Burns fans out there.Movie Review: If you didnt like it , You didnt UNDERSTAND it
Summary: 5 Stars
Amazing movie, I watch a lot of movies, and this was not disappointing. This a movie for smart people, it does have some low culture views to it, but at the end, amazing. It truely angers me when movies are good and then had a crappy ending, this movie had one of the best endings.Movie Review: Awesome movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
This was an awesome movie! When I went to see it in theaters, I have never heard of the movie. I didn't know what it was about, or even if it sounded good. But it was awesome! It kept my attention the whole time! I love it!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.