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Synopses for Confidence (2003)
1.
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.
(39 votes)
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Bathed in self-conscious cool, Confidence is a heist caper in which the heist is unimportant. As you might expect from Glengarry Glen Ross director James Foley, this pulpy concoction is more interested in giving good actors a lot of hip, salty dialogue as they scheme their way to the royal scam. It's a poor man's Ocean's Eleven, just as enjoyable in its own way, beginning when con artist Jake (Edward Burns) discovers he's accidentally stolen from an eccentric crime boss (Dustin Hoffman, oozing threat in a fine character turn). Promising to make amends by pulling the biggest con of his career, Jake adds a feisty pickpocket (Rachel Weisz) to his crew, which includes scene-stealer Paul Giammatti and Andy Garcia as a dishevelled FBI agent (or is he?). With a cast like this you can't go wrong, but Confidence cons itself into thinking it's original, while Burns's abundant voice-overs state the obvious and plot twists unfold with minimal surprise. --Jeff Shannon
(37 votes)
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Keep your friends close and your money closer.
When professional grifter Jake Vig (Edward Burns) chooses the wrong mark in The King (Dustin Hoffman), he is given two choices: pull off a near impossible heist or lose his life. Needing all the help he can get, Jake brings in beautiful con artist Lily (Rachel Weisz) and a mixed group of "professionals". Nonetheless, with The King riding him and a pesky Special Agent (Andy Gacia) on his tail, Jake and his team look to have the odds stacked against them.
(37 votes)
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Jack Vig was set to pull off the con of a lifetime until his old mark became his new partner and he had to scramble to find a way out with the money and his life intact.
(33 votes)
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