An intriguing, bizarre and challenging film that invites us into a world filled with larger-than-life characters and strange occurrences.
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10/18/08
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:26
Rotten:5
Average Rating:7.4/10
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 - 14 (sorted by date; 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 CriticMarks an auspicious debut for George Clooney in the role of director -- a job he already seems to be a natural at.
02/16/03
Top CriticClooney has made a stylish debut, wisely making his movie resemble the wacky game shows Barris dreamt up.
07/29/03
Top CriticNo review available.
07/21/03
Top CriticConfessions Of A Dangerous Mind may not be in the Citizen Kane class, but George Clooney's first foray behind the camera does boast similarly bravura technique and an infectious sense of joy in the filmmaking process.
04/23/03
Top CriticA darkly enjoyable roller-coaster ride.
01/24/03
Top CriticA picture that is surely one of the oddest ever made.
01/24/03
Top CriticNot only intriguing as a story but great to look at, a marriage of bright pop images from the 1960s and 1970s and dark, cold spyscapes that seem to have wandered in from John le Carre.
01/24/03
Top CriticConfessions may not be a straightforward bio, nor does it offer much in the way of Barris' motivations, but the film is an oddly fascinating depiction of an architect of pop culture.
01/02/03
Top CriticA film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not.
01/02/03
Top CriticA good piece of work more often than not.
12/31/02
Top CriticNow as a former Gong Show addict, I'll admit it, my only complaint is that we didn't get more re-creations of all those famous moments from the show.
12/30/02
Top CriticA powerful and creative film.
12/10/02
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