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Confidence (2003)
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Synopsis:
What Jake Vig (Edward Burns) 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 Gordo (Paul Giamatti) and Shills Miles (Brian Van Holt) and Big Al - and two...
What Jake Vig (Edward Burns) 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 Gordo (Paul Giamatti) and Shills Miles (Brian Van Holt) and Big Al - and two corrupt LAPD officers -Whitworth (Donal Logue) and Manzano (Luis Guzman). But when both Lionel and Big Al turn up dead, it becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark; as Jake soon learns, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss The King (Dustin Hoffman).
Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jake offers to repay "The King" by pulling off the biggest con of his career. The mark? Morgan Price, a banker with deep ties to organized crime. With so much riding on the outcome, Jake decides to bring in a brash, blonde pickpocket named Lily (Rachel Weisz), who joins the crew in a complex scheme involving corporate loans, creative accounting, wire transfers and off-shore accounts.
The first sign of trouble comes when Lily arrives for work with a head of freshly dyed red hair, a bad omen if ever there was one. To make matters worse, Jake also must contend with his old nemesis, FBI agent Gunther Butan (Andy Garcia), Morgan Price's henchman Travis (Morris Chestnut) and a double-crossing partner. Against these diminishing odds, Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
Lions Gate Films and Cinerenta are proud to present CONFIDENCE, an incisive suspense drama from director James Foley (Fear, Glengarry Glen Ross) and screenwriter Doug Jung. The film features a gifted ensemble cast that includes two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman, Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti, Morris Chestnut, Brian Van Holt, Luis Guzman and Donal Logue. CONFIDENCE is being produced by Michael Paseornek, Marc Butan and Michael Ohoven.
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Edward Burns, Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz, Paul Giamatti
Screenwriter: Doug Jung
Producer: Michael Paseornek, Michael Ohoven, Michael Burns
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 10, 2006
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. James Foley - Director
- 2. Cast
- 3. Doug Jung - Screenwriter
- Featurette - 1. ANATOMY OF A SCENE
- Deleted Scenes
- Music Videos
Reviews
'It's great to have Hoffman back from his self-imposed movie exile.'
While Confidence is packed with all the ballsy bombast of Glengarry, it lacks the heart-stopping tension.
Jammed with double and triple-crosses that make Doug Jung's confusing screenplay secondary to the film's overall look.
While it sometimes fails to live up to its title, Confidence ultimately, wins us over—in short, it dazzlingly does what all good cons are supposed to do.
Misses the first rule of whodunnit filmmaking and never recovers; if you fool me once, you have to at least give me a reason to care that I've been fooled.
Garcia, who plays the least glamorous role of his life, does the best job of thieving each scene he’s in.
Podemos até admirar a engenhosidade do tal 'golpe perfeito', mas não nos importamos muito com seus resultados.
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