Confidence (CONfidence) (2003)

35 From 3: My Favorite Films From 2003 (35 movies items)

"Not the greatest Con movie ever produced, but since I'm a big fan of this genre, along with a plot that features a scam that was able to keep it's characters on it's toes, it all adds up into a film that's still solid enough to warrant a place on my list. Plus, with its cast consisting of Dustin Hoffman, Ed Burns, the ever-so-beautiful Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Luis Guzman & Paul Giamatti, it's a cadre of culprits who move through the caper with enough confidence to make it's complicated compon"

A good movie

“To be honest, it has been a while since I have seen this flick. Still, I remember it very well, I had no idea what to expect from the damned thing and I wanted to watch it just mostly because Dustin Hoffman was involved. Basically, it is a rather typical feature dealing with a con and I always had a weak spot for the genre. Of course, the story was really far-fetched but, in this case, it didn’t bother too much since there was a nice néo-noir mood and a fine cast involved (Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti) and I thought it was usually quite entertaining. Concerning Edward Burns, I always thought he was an interesting actor but, unfortunately, it would be one of the last watchable movies he would make and, since then, he has been involved in some rea” read more