
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off-screen. This is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, C.I.A. assassin by night. At the height of his television career, Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) was recruited by the C.I.A. and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris claimed.... (Full plot summary below)
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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off-screen. This is the story of a legendary showman's double life - television producer by day, C.I.A. assassin by night. At the height of his television career, Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) was recruited by the C.I.A. and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris claimed.
Leave your thoughts about Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
| Reel.comMary Kalin-CaseyInstead of exploring this dangerous mind, Clooney plays it safe, making his freshman film deadly dull as a result. |
| Uruguay TotalEnrique BuchichioUn 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. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeConfessions of a Dangerous Mind is a delightfully wicked indulgence that plays with its audience just as much as it plays with its subject. |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterThe fact that Confessions looks absolutely gorgeous and unique is merely icing on the cake. Clooney and Kaufman spin this yarn for all its worth, and in this day and age it's worth quite a lot. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealClooney's direction sets a unique tone that lets us laugh at, hope for and pity Barris as we tag along for a herky-jerky ride through his memories. |
| Las Vegas MercuryBob GrimmA magnificent directorial debut...Sam Rockwell is one of the best actors on the planet. Original, bizarre, and consistently entertaining. |
| Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)Josh Larsen...so busy having fun it isn't burdened with being important -- though I can't think of another movie that has as many important things to say about ambition and failure. |
| Cinema SignalsJules BrennerThis movie is full of surprises, starting with the fact that it's one of the most dramatically successful film biographies in memory. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawFast and loose, leaving the string-tying to an audience savvy from years of immersion in an ever-festering, increasingly perverse cultural stew. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkIf nothing else, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ought to make Sam Rockwell a star. |