Confidence (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

James Foley

Writer (WGA):

Doug Jung (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | 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:

Grifter | Banker | Crime Boss | Organized Crime | Murder

Cast

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

USA:R (certificate #39469) | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 | 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 Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

The word "fuck" is said 130 times.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jake meets the King, Lupus is seen sitting at the bar. King calls him over to the table, and he gets up, when the scene cuts back to Jake, Lupus is sitting at the bar again.

Quotes:

Jake: Look, there's no "whatever"s with this one. You're either with me or against me. There's no third position.

Movie Connections:

References Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Soundtrack:

Clocks

By the numbers con game made good by the very great performances of Dustin Hoffman , Rachel Weisz and Ed Burns

A mediocre script that is saved by the performances of its actors. Ed Burns does pretty good job as the lead in this film and Dustin Hoffman whose brief appearance here shows how a true legend works. Rachel Weisz makes this film a lot of fun with her performance as a sexy female con, and Andy Garcia continues to make himself into one of the great character actors of our generation. The big problem this movie has is its script, and the plot holes and continuity problems that come with it. You can tell that the story really was not though out well, and you can see the rewrites in some of the scenes in the film. Maybe if the script were more though out, we would have had a better movie than we have here right now.