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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Rank 2 Reviews
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Film Freak Central
The second of two biographies of television personalities to make it to the cinema in 2002, George Clooney's Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is almost the anti-Auto Focus, tying itself to the chaotic memoirs of game-show host Chuck Barris and locating ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Film Freak Central
Reel.com (Mary Kalin-Casey)
LA Weekly (John Powers)
Ultimately just another celebrity bio-pic, and far less trenchant than, say, the more conventional "Auto Focus." For all their whirring ingenuity, Kaufman's scripts require a director who will tether his cleverness to reality. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at LA Weekly (John Powers)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
A good piece of work more often than not, and this is one of the few times an actor turned director has chosen to subvert the feel-good genre for his maiden voyage. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
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Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Not quite as brilliant, quirky or insightful at it might have been or as some would like, the film nevertheless kept me interested and entertained most of the time. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Screen It! (Jim Judy)
Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
Clooney badly botches the spy plot by casting himself as Barris's agency contact... and a truly awful Julia Roberts as Barris's Mata Hari lover (she's soundly upstaged by Drew Barrymore as his devoted girlfriend). Yet the mounting delirium drives home ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Rockwell is engaging and wildly funny ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Showbizz.net (Nicolas Lacroix)
Une biographie mi-sérieuse, mi-comique au style indéniable. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Showbizz.net (Nicolas Lacroix)
New York Times (Andrew Mitchell)
A good piece of work more often than not. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at New York Times (Andrew Mitchell)
El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Frank's film tip: George Clooney dons the director's hat as he tackles the alleged exaggerated CIA hitman private life of TV's "The Gong Show" pioneer Chuck Barris in the devilishly exuberant but sometimes spotty dark comedy CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Mariela Bernardini)
Jump Cut. Magazin für Film und Kritik
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
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Xi-online (Edward van der Lugt)
Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Clooney shows strong filmmaking imagination in his directorial debut, but the movie's driving force is Charlie Kaufman's screenplay, a genre-bending romp that blurs all boundaries between the factual and the fantastical. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
A dazzling, visually assured movie with elaborate set pieces that make you say, 'Gee, how'd they do that?' ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Slate (David Edelstein)
I suppose it's too much to expect Pirandellian stature from the madness of Chuck Barris -- but that's about the only thing that would have made this mixed-up ego trip work. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
I have to confess there's nothing very dangerous going on in a comedy that is neither as twistedly weird as your average Gong Show contestant nor as arch as an interview on The Newlywed Game . ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
It's tremendously clever, but ultimately pointless. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
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Movie Eye (Frank Ochieng)
Although delightfully overzealous, Clooney's field trip of loose-ended frivolity sputters aimlessly in our attempts to embrace a complicated soul being presented as a sympathetic human question mark. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Movie Eye (Frank Ochieng)
Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
It is the bizarre type of laughless comedy that only a film critic could admire. Our packed audience was as silent as that at a funeral. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Private Joker's Head (Zach Ralston)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
This effort just contains a number of overambitious freshman mistakes. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Celebrity and pop culture are areas on which Clooney is well-equipped to comment, but the other aspect of Barris' life -- clandestine meetings with shadowy figures who may simply be delusions -- leave him at a loss. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Hollywood.com (Guylaine Cadorette)
In his directorial debut, George Clooney delivers a highly stylized biopic that showcases the confessions of an absurd mind rather than a dangerous one. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Hollywood.com (Guylaine Cadorette)
That Cow (B. Kiefer)
MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
There isn't an emotional connection to the people or actions taking place on screen, and while I was impressed with some of the performances and filmmaking the film as a whole left me cold. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Confessions keeps its cards close, and Kaufman is perfectly capable of starving his screenplay to save it, and perfectly happy with being misunderstood. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
Should our suave martini-sipping Agent 007 James Bond be looking over his shoulder for fear of losing his coveted job in the espionage business? Or how about the haphazard Agent 86 Maxwell Smart for that ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at TheWorldJournal.com (Frank Ochieng)
Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
It's tremendously clever, but ultimately pointless. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Film Threat (Darrin Keene)
The ingredients were there for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind to become a cult classic, but the resulting film is a tedious Hollywood yawner. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Film Threat (Darrin Keene)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A film so tedious that it is impossible to care whether that boast is true or not. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
You won't believe the story director George Clooney and his goofball TV host are trying to sell. Really. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
For the story of a man who made his mark on pop culture by being a likable buffoon, the irritatingly arch Confessions of a Dangerous Mind takes itself way too seriously. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
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