Confidence

Release Date: April 25, 2003
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Director: James Foley
Screenwriter: Doug Jung
Starring: Edward Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Weisz, Paul Giamatti, Morris Chestnut, Franky G., Brian Van Hol, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for language, violence and sexuality/nudity)
Official Website: Confidencethemovie.com

Plot Summary: A master con man Jake Vig (Burns) swindles a few thousand dollars from an unsuspecting victim who turns out to be an accountant for a major crime kingpin (Hoffman). Unable to return the money, Jake and his crew offer to pull off a big con to repay their debt. Although the con looks to be going awry, the con men prove to be one step ahead.

Review By: Mike Thompson
- Who said they don't make 'em like they used to?

Money. What everyone wants. And when they get it, all they want is more. That is the basic concept behind Confidence.

Jake Vig (Edward Burns) is a con man that makes his living by scamming people out of their money. Accompanied by his three buddies (Louis Lombardi, Paul Giamatti, and Brian Van Holt), the crew moves from city to city tricking people and stealing their money. But when Big Al (Louis Lombardi) turns up dead after one of the scams, they get into something they never expected. It turns out that the money they just stole belongs to someone who is referred to as simply, King (Dustin Hoffman).

Vig goes to talk to the King and is hired to run a heist to get back the money for King. Edward Burns plays a smooth talking, very convincing young man... and he plays him extraordinarily. It was very refreshing to see him handle the lead role so well because he hasn’t always looked comfortable with it.

Dustin Hoffman also does some outstanding acting (as usual) playing a sex-crazed man with ADHD and obviously aware of how powerful and rich he is. There are numerous amounts of heist and con movies around right now, but this film tells the way people feel about money very well, while still keeping your eyes glued to the screen. Confidence is a very entertaining and enjoyable movie that has also hopped to the top of the to buy list for me.