Marks an auspicious debut for George Clooney in the role of director -- a job he already seems to be a natural at.
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02/16/03
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
US 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
Reviews for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
1 - 20 (sorted by critic A-Z; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticDirecting for the first time, Clooney turns out to be a natural when it comes to parody...
08/01/03
Top CriticAn intriguing, bizarre and challenging film that invites us into a world filled with larger-than-life characters and strange occurrences.
10/18/08
Top Critic...skillfully directed with flair and personality by George Clooney.
12/09/02
Clooney's version of a beautiful mind blends Kaufman lunacy with a surreal story.
01/23/03
As a first-time director, Clooney makes a huge visual impact, enlisting cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel to help create the film's stellar look.
01/27/03
Even though Confessions of a Dangerous Mind can be too hip and too glib in its attempt to wring universal truths from Barris' sordid delusions, any movie that stars both Rutger Hauer and the Unknown Comic is all right by me.
01/06/03
Odd, but Awesome! George Clooney's directorial debut is simply spectacular. This is one smashing film!
12/21/02
Undeniably fascinating as it unfolds but ultimately not very satisfying.
01/23/03
The movie is, finally, an enigma, not because of Barris's monstrous fibbing, but because it resists being experienced as satire for the sake of its own satirical integrity.
12/25/02
Peddles skepticism while offering up narrative absurdities so fanciful that they must be true.
01/21/03
[Clooney] and Kaufman have crafted a truly bizarro masterpiece -- the kind made for instant cult status and midnight runs.
01/24/03
There's nothing terribly witty, clever, satirical, or irreverent about Charlie Kauffman's screenplay.
01/02/03
The scintillating aspect of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind lies in trying to discern fact from fiction — or at least fantasy.
01/23/03
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is freakin' brilliant. Sam Rockwell gives a whack-you-upside-the-head dose of his talent!
09/22/03
The evil twin of A Beautiful Mind: take out the false life-affirming tone and moral clarity from Howard's movie, add some nasty humour and you get box-office poison.
01/23/03
This movie is full of surprises, starting with the fact that it's one of the most dramatically successful film biographies in memory.
01/06/03
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
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
...an aggressively unpleasant comedy-a raunchy, bloodthirsty epic of self-flagellating sex guilt and apocalyptic self-hatred. It's also about the host of The Gong Show.
01/21/03
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