Confidence (2003)

Director:

James Foley

Writer (WGA):

Doug Jung (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not about the money. It's about the money.

Plot:

Jake Vig (Burns) is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss (Hoffman) and his enforcer.

Plot Keywords:

Con Game | Big Con | Accounting | Female Nudity | Caper

Cast

Edward Burns	...	Jake Vig
Rachel Weisz	...	Lily
Morris Chestnut	...	Travis
Leland Orser	...	Lionel Dolby
Louis Lombardi	...	Alphonse 'Big Al' Moorley
Paul Giamatti	...	Gordo
Brian Van Holt	...	Miles
Donal Logue	...	Officer Lloyd Whitworth
Luis Guzmán	...	Officer Omar Manzano (as Luis Guzman)
April O'Brien	...	Attractive Blonde
Jay Giannone	...	Car Salesman
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Harlin
Franky G	...	Lupus
Dustin Hoffman	...	Winston King
Melissa Lawner	...	Katie

Also Known As:

CONfidence (USA) (alternative spelling)
Confidence: After Dark (UK)
En toute confiance (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Canada | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #39469) | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Deep Nightclub - 1707 N. Vine St., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Trivia:

Early in the movie, Lily leaves a scene in a blue 70's VW Karmann Ghia cabriolet (recognizable by the large taillights).

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Travis cocks his automatic weapon while threatening Jake, the slide remains locked back, indicating that the gun is empty.

Quotes:

Jake: Now you're an accomplice to murder. Everything you thought you had control of has gone out the window or is currently dripping down your leg.

Movie Connections:

Features Spider-Man (2002)

Soundtrack:

Clocks

Average heist yarn strives to emulate "The Sting"...

EDWARD BURNS is a talented actor but here he's almost expressionless in a screenplay that, according to the trivia section of IMDb, uses the "f" word 130 times. Take the word out, and you've got a film that would have been a lot shorter and perhaps would have been less distracting in its obvious attempt to make the dialog sound tough.

Overkill of the word is true of most of the script. It begins with a burst of energy in a scene where nobody is sure what's happening and continues in that vein for the rest of the fast-paced story. Characters come and go and none of them stick in the mind with more than surface effect.

RACHEL WEISZ, DUSTIN Hoffman and ANDY GARCIA are all underused in sketchy roles and the big payoff reminds us how much more successful "The Sting" was in pulling off its own twist upon twist.

Mediocre film-making in every respect, losing steam before it even reaches the halfway mark. Not worth a peek.