Brimming with slightly self-conscious directorial panache, the movie zips between nearly three decades, fantasy and reality without ever really deciding how seriously it wants to take itself.
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06/24/06
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:124
Rotten:34
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Rockwell is spot-on as Barris, and Clooney directs with entertaining style and flair.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: George Clooney makes his directorial debut with this frenetic, visually dazzling black comedy. Based on notorious television producer Chuck Barris' "unauthorized autobiography," Clooney's film... [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Sam Rockwell, George Clooney
Director: George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh
Reviews for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Top CriticBounces around like the smarter and weirder older brother of Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can.
10/19/03
Top CriticConfessions Of A Dangerous Mind may not be in the Citizen Kane class, but George Clooney's first foray behind the camera does boast similarly bravura technique and an infectious sense of joy in the filmmaking process.
04/23/03
Top CriticThe movie feels like it's going to be great, and it carries on feeling that way for a long time, but takeoff just never happens.
03/19/03
Darkly funny, surprising and very enjoyable, there’s enough here to suggest that Clooney should direct again.
03/12/03
Clooney zips through a very funny first act, before becoming a little bogged down as the action enters John le Carré territory.
02/18/03
Top CriticThis astonishingly stylish film also marks Clooney's debut as a director. And it shows such promise that it'll leave you looking forward to whatever he decides to do next, even though he'll have a hard time topping this quirky gem.
01/16/03
An intriguing, bizarre and challenging film that invites us into a world filled with larger-than-life characters and strange occurrences.
10/18/08
Fact and possible fiction amble to a photo finish as one of pop culture’s nuttiest milestones.
08/07/08
Clooney wanted Kaufman's script delivered without corruption or softening. He has overcorrected and made a glum, almost listless movie.
07/30/07
Directing a movie is no picnic, but I'll be damned if Mr. Clooney doesn't make it seem like fun.
07/14/07
The ingredients were there for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind to become a cult classic, but the resulting film is a tedious Hollywood yawner.
12/06/05
A terrific actor, a handsome movie star and now an accomplished director--damn you, Mr. Clooney, for making it that much more unfair for the average joe likes of myself.
02/08/05
Clooney directs it! How could it be any good?
10/07/04
Noir fantasy with the pop funkiness of '70s game shows
06/23/04
Un prodigio narrativo muy diferente a todo lo que suele producir Hollywood, pero no por capricho de un director sino al servicio de una historia y de un punto de vista.
11/03/03
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is freakin' brilliant. Sam Rockwell gives a whack-you-upside-the-head dose of his talent!
09/22/03
...a one-note character study about an unhappy, insecure, delusional paranoiac, whose assassin gimmick wears thin almost before it gets started.
09/02/03
Because of movies like this, nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.
08/11/03
Directing for the first time, Clooney turns out to be a natural when it comes to parody...
08/01/03
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