Confidence (2003)

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Rating: R
Release Date: Apr 25, 2003
Running Time: 98 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
What Jake Vig 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, Shills Miles, and Big Al--and two corrupt LAPD officers, Lloyd Whitworth and Omar Manzano. 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 Winston King. 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 Gillette, 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, who joins the crew in a complex scheme involving corporate loans, creative accounting, wire transfers and off-shore accounts. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
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Gunther Butan
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Lloyd Whitworth
Manzano
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rating May 2, 2003
This is a one sweet sexy sting of a movie. I've heard people say that one con-game flick is the same as another, that is unless David Mamet writes it and it turns into a classic like, say, Glengarry Glen Ross. Well, Mamet didn't write Confidence, Doug Jung did. And if Jung doesn't reinvent Pulp Fiction, at least he knows how to twist it into playful new shapes.

The first line in the movie had me hooked: "So I'm dead, and I think it's because of this redhead." Nice, huh? The speaker is Jake… Continued

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A polished grifter and his crew have to pull off the con of a lifetime in order to save their necks from a ruthless crime boss--and stay one step ahead of the cops.

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Confidence is Jake Vig's (Edward Burns) modus operandi. He exudes it in everything he does and it's why he is one of the best con men on the street, a grifter who specializes in setting up the long con to reap the most rewards. His crew trusts him explicitly, including inside man Gordo (Paul Giamatti) and shills Miles (Brian… Continued