Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 151 Fresh: 117 Rotten:34 Average Rating: 7.1/10
Consensus: Rockwell is spot-on as Barris, and Clooney directs with entertaining style and flair. more
Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Synopsis:
George Clooney makes his directorial debut with this frenetic, visually dazzling black comedy. Based on notorious television producer Chuck Barris' "unauthorized autobiography," Clooney's film reinforces Barris' outlandish claim that he lived a secret life as a hitman for the CIA. Sam... [More]
Genre: Television
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Rutger Hauer
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Clooney wanted Kaufman's script delivered without corruption or softening. He has overcorrected and made a glum, almost listless movie.
07/30/07 03:22 PM
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06/24/06 04:31 AM
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A terrific actor, a handsome movie star and now an accomplished director--damn you, Mr. Clooney, for making it that much more unfair for the average joe likes of myself.
02/08/05 08:52 AM
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05/19/04 08:15 AM
Top Critic The two halves of Barris’ life serve as a complete picture of Cold War culture in the 1960s and 70s, the height of the Barris television empire.
01/13/04 05:07 PM
Un prodigio narrativo muy diferente a todo lo que suele producir Hollywood, pero no por capricho de un director sino al servicio de una historia y de un punto de vista.
11/03/03 08:58 AM
Bounces around like the smarter and weirder older brother of Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can.
10/19/03 07:15 AM
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is freakin' brilliant. Sam Rockwell gives a whack-you-upside-the-head dose of his talent!
09/22/03 03:31 PM
...a one-note character study about an unhappy, insecure, delusional paranoiac, whose assassin gimmick wears thin almost before it gets started.
09/02/03 04:09 PM
Because of movies like this, nostalgia just ain't what it used to be.
08/11/03 12:37 PM
Clooney has made a stylish debut, wisely making his movie resemble the wacky game shows Barris dreamt up.
07/29/03 12:42 AM
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind is the latest, and most promising evolution of Clooney’s career. . .
06/10/03 12:27 AM
Os universos de Chuck Barris e Charlie Kaufman são complementares. E igualmente fascinantes.
05/01/03 10:47 PM
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03/25/03 05:09 PM
Top Critic The movie feels like it's going to be great, and it carries on feeling that way for a long time, but takeoff just never happens.
03/19/03 06:50 PM
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