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.
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03/19/03
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:124
Rotten:34
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Rockwell is spot-on as Barris, and Clooney directs with entertaining style and flair.
Theatrical Release:Jan 24, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $15,878,598
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... [More]
Starring: Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Sam Rockwell, George Clooney
Director: George Clooney, Steven Soderbergh
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Reviews for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Darkly funny, surprising and very enjoyable, there’s enough here to suggest that Clooney should direct again.
03/12/03
No review available.
03/07/03
A genuine mixed bag, full of entertaining moments but also bogged down by Clooney's overwhelming desire to emulate his frequent screen collaborator Steven Soderbergh.
02/26/03
Clooney zips through a very funny first act, before becoming a little bogged down as the action enters John le Carré territory.
02/18/03
If for nothing else, go see Rockwell’s performance. It’s about time for him to bust out into bigger and better roles, and if it happens, this movie will be why.
02/18/03
Marks an auspicious debut for George Clooney in the role of director -- a job he already seems to be a natural at.
02/16/03
Clooney's ambition renders Denzel's "Good Will Fisher" / "Finding Fisher" debut pedestrian in comparison.
02/12/03
The movie isn't out to answer questions, but to show you just how deep & intesting those questions can get. In the mean time, it's damn entertaining.
02/10/03
Too succinct and too straightforward for its enigmatic subject.
02/09/03
...A wacky movie about a wacky person, a film whose details we are never really sure we are supposed to believe. But perhaps this uncertainty is what makes it so engaging.
02/08/03
Clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable...
02/07/03
The American film of the season -- and maybe of the year, or the last couple of years...
02/07/03
Top CriticWhile the results are often stylish, interesting and humorous, the film unfortunately lacks focus and fails to resonate on an emotional level.
02/04/03
unfolds in a striking visual palette of washed out colors and deep shadows, almost as if we’re watching it on an old television set whose picture tube is about to burn out
02/02/03
There's nothing dangerous about Chuck Barris' mind. Unfortunately, there's not much interesting about it either.
02/01/03
It's deftly written by Charlie Kaufman.
01/31/03
[The movie] makes up in vitality what it loses in veracity.
01/31/03
With a dedication to seamless scene transitions not witnessed since, maybe, 1992’s Hoffa, Clooney keeps the film light, and even a little fun.
01/31/03
If nothing else, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ought to make Sam Rockwell a star.
01/31/03
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