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Metascore
35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostStephen HunterWashington PostStephen HunterYes, 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."
- 80New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerBy the end of the film, everybody has been triple- and quadruple- and even quintuple-crossed, but the characters still standing all seem to be very pleased with themselves for a job well done. If only we could figure out what the job was exactly.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyBest of all is Hoffman, who hasn't had this much obvious fun since he played Hollywood producer Stanley Motss in "Wag the Dog."
- 60Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesChicago ReaderJ.R. JonesPaul Giamatti steals the picture as a sardonic grifter with a phobic terror of dirty toilet seats.
- 60Film ThreatK.J. DoughtonFilm ThreatK.J. DoughtonDespite its handsome cinematography, slathered in thick, neo-noir shades of red and blue, the film has no one to root for. Place your bets on Hoffman’s terrific portrayal of a weasely, wisecracking pervert, however, and you’re sure to get your money’s worth.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt fails to make us care, even a little, about the characters and what happens to them. There is nothing at stake.
- 50Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezA stale pastiche of crime-caper dramas that goes through all the usual reversals, betrayals and triple-crosses with a sense of weary obligation.
- 40The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensIf Confidence was made by people who have seen too many movies, it seems to be aimed at people who have seen too few. It offers up stale lessons in vocabulary and technique, all of them easily gleaned on a trip to the video store, as if they were choice bits of inside knowledge.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe film is as tricky and superficial as its low-life characters, using visual flimflam to mask its lack of substance.
- 20SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinHordes of good actors evidently lined up to appear in Confidence, which wastes Weisz, Guzman, Logue, Forster, and Paul Giamatti, among others. Midway through, a grizzled Andy Garcia shambles in, chewing on a cigar, as an FBI agent; he's so fatuously hammy that his true narrative function is never in doubt.