Confidence (2003) Critic Reviews

Stylish, compelling crime caper full of smoothly navigated plot twists.Read the full review

Yes, it's a hyped, hip "Sting" for our times, with goatees, mousse and attitude as part of the update package. It's also Burns's best film since "Saving Private Ryan." Read the full review

Run the game, bow to the movies that did it better and before, keep the dialogue on the line between hard-boiled and hokey, and throw one last curveball before the lights come up. It's a con in itself, but the reward's in the playing. Read the full review

Ultimately, the con we witness in the movie is almost as beautiful as the con that is the movie -- believable in the moment, too irresistible to question upon reflection and executed with invigorating confidence.Read the full review

Scenes with Burns crackle with the toxic energy that makes Confidence a game worth playing. Read the full review

Confidence may be mannered at times, but its shell-game plot is alive with organic trickery.Read the full review

Crafted with flair and style, and without pretension, Confidence achieves the modest goal of being an entertaining cinematic adaptation of a B-movie script with an A-list cast. Read the full review

It's great to watch the cat-and-mouse of it all -- even when the movie might not be firing on all points. Read the full review

Didn't see through it, though I had a rough sense of what was coming, and didn't have all that much fun. I did enjoy the movie's cheerful preoccupation with style. Read the full review