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Las Vegas Weekly (Steve Bornfeld)
Las Vegas Mercury (Bob Grimm)
A magnificent directorial debut...Sam Rockwell is one of the best actors on the planet. Original, bizarre, and consistently entertaining. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Las Vegas Mercury (Bob Grimm)
Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Natural Born Viewers (Kevin Skinner)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Thanks to Clooney, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is colorful, fast-moving and fun, but never without its bittersweet hint of madness. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
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Houston Chronicle (Eric Harrison)
Who would've thought a movie about Chuck Barris could be so rich and entertaining? ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Houston Chronicle (Eric Harrison)
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a delightfully wicked indulgence that plays with its audience just as much as it plays with its subject. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Witty, smart and absurdly funny. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
The 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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Clooney'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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Talking Pictures (U.S.) (Tony Toscano)
TNMC (Drew Morton)
You can blame today’s rage of reality shows on one person: television producer and creator Chuck Barris. Without the presence of Barris’s The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and The Gong Show modern television shows like Paradise Island, The ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at TNMC (Drew Morton)
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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
For Barris, it may have just come from a need to escape the fate of being a nobody. For Kaufman, it’s to write the next great big scene. The two of them create their own worlds, for us to live in vicariously, and decide whether if it’s fact, or fiction. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Hollywood Bitchslap (James E. Laczkowski)
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Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
A satisfying trip for idiot box fans who like their kitschy television nostalgia mixed with a hint of imagination. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Eclipse Magazine (Sean O'Connell)
Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
[Clooney] and Kaufman have crafted a truly bizarro masterpiece -- the kind made for instant cult status and midnight runs. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Clooney has everything under control here from the storytelling to the steady hand of a director with an eye of confidence for the cinema. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
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Trades (Sean Conover)
funny, dark, violent, and heartwarming all rolled into one. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Trades (Sean Conover)
Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Reinforces the talents of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, creator of Adaptation and Being John Malkovich . ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
I got tired of looking at George’s butt in Solaris , and I felt the same of Rockwell here. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (Danny Minton)
Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
Is truth stranger than fiction? In [screenwriter] Charlie Kaufman's world, truth and fiction are equally strange, and his for the taking. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Gambit Weekly (New Orleans, LA) (David Lee Simmons)
The Cinema Source (Alysa Salzberg)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
...sort of a red velvet twin to Steven Spielberg’s pastel Catch Me If You Can ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Philip Martin)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Rockwell is wonderful throughout, capturing Barris' inherent sleaziness and insecurity as well as, well, the vision of the man who could be called the godfather of reality TV. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
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Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Clooney makes a sharply entertaining directorial debut. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Variety (Robert Koehler)
A powerful and creative film. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Variety (Robert Koehler)
Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
It's a funny, strange, sad and wonderful picture, packed with delightful performances by Hollywood stars and made by a director with a startling facility for the form and an expansive cinematic imagination. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Salon.com (Andrew O'Hehir)
Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
A fascinating, frequently hilarious meditation on delusion, self-loathing and personal ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Dallas Observer (Bill Gallo)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
A darkly enjoyable roller-coaster ride -- Clooney and Kaufman deftly interweave the macabre with lightheartedness. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
Clooney has not only made one of the best debuts since Spike Jonze's Being John Malkovich , but one of the best films of the year. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Citysearch (Bill Pearis)
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Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Screenwriter Kaufman is in fine meta-fettle here, even if he's still losing control of his material toward the end, and while it's too soon to tell whether Clooney has the stuff of a great director, he certainly knows who to hire. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
As for myself, I think he made it all up and never killed anybody. Having been involved in a weekly television show myself, I know for a melancholy fact that there is just not enough time between tapings to fly off to Helsinki and kill for my government. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
A head-clearing, mind-blowing blast from the past - one of the year's best. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
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CinemaZone.dk
Vi møder Chuck Barris midt i bekendelsen, på bunden efter en hektisk tilværelse, nøgen i et hotelværelse, skamfuld over sin egen ynkelige tilstand – med andre ord en falliterklæring af et liv, et håbløst tilfælde af den type, man ikke kan ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at CinemaZone.dk
Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
It's deftly written by Charlie Kaufman. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
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Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
As crazy a story as you might imagine it to be. It is also entertaining in a darkly comic kind of way. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
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Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind has the feeling of the kind of film from the 1970s that Clooney studied before making this movie: loose, adventurous, witty, occasionally out of control. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Journal News (Westchester, NY) (Marshall Fine)
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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
I had not read the autobiography of Chuck Barris when I went to see "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Well, how many people have? So I made an understandable error. When the movie claimed that the game show creator had moonlighted as a CIA hit man, I tho ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
The fascination of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, the sharp, funny, unreasonably compelling adaptation of Barris' autobiography, is the way it soft-shoes past our skepticism. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Perth Sunday Times
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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
'Tis the season for pillorying the TV stars of yesteryear. After Bob Crane got his comeuppance in Auto Focus, George Clooney takes the director's chair for the first time to bring us Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, the "unauthorized autobiography&qu ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The interest of superstar Jim Carrey to play the late, eccentric comic Andy Kaufman, who still is visible through reruns of "Taxi," explains the bankrolling of "Man on the Moon."
The fact that "Hogan's Heroes" star Bob Crane led a secret sex and porno ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
A picture that is surely one of the oddest ever made. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Washington Post (Stephen Hunter)
Daily-Reviews (Mike Pinsky)
The two halves of Barris’ life serve as a complete picture of Cold War culture in the 1960s and 70s, the height of the Barris television empire. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Daily-Reviews (Mike Pinsky)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Empire Magazine (Rob Fraser)
Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
Clooney's crafted a well-built machine that just needs a bit of oil in a few areas to make it run smoother. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Movie Addict (John Ulmer)
MovieMaze (Bettina Friemel)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
You won't believe much of it, but you will laugh at the audacity, at the who's who casting and the sheer insanity of it all. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
The movie isn't out to answer questions, but to show you just how deep & intesting those questions can get. In the mean time, it's damn entertaining. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Cinerina (Karina Montgomery)
Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
One of the year's most weirdly engaging and unpredictable character pieces. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Michael Tunison)
Mediasharx (Brent Fishbaugh)
Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
As a director, Clooney doesn't have an original idea to speak of, but he knows how to swipe the best indie-approved moves. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Sunday Times (Australia) (Shannon J. Harvey)
Clooney has made a stylish debut, wisely making his movie resemble the wacky game shows Barris dreamt up. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Sunday Times (Australia) (Shannon J. Harvey)
Supercala.com (John Venable)
Add yet another hat to a talented head, Clooney's a good director. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Supercala.com (John Venable)
UTK Daily Beacon (Glenn LaFollette)
Washington Post (Desson Howe)
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CountingDown.com (Brandy Parrish)
Moovees.com (Jay Tierney)
CultureDose.net (Lee Chase IV)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Peddles skepticism while offering up narrative absurdities so fanciful that they must be true. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
An attractive, charming film that has fun with its period settings, its goofy plot and its off-kilter performances. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A moody picture that's filled from start to finish with camera tricks, unexpected angles and innovative flourishes. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Rockwell lets us see all the joy, lust, self-pity, and rage with which Barris gonged himself. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Almost as weird as Barris himself. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (Linda Cook)
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (Bob Bloom)
The scintillating aspect of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind lies in trying to discern fact from fiction — or at least fantasy. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (Bob Bloom)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
A perversely enjoyable entry in that new genre, the biopic of the tawdry TV personality. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Kaufman, Clooney, and company have interpreted Barris's story beautifully, but it was a flawed story to begin with. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
This fairy-tale quality gives director Clooney, who's making his debut behind the camera, his stylistic clue. He's in perfect sync with writer Kaufman; they treat even the most "serious" scenes like Monty Python routines. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
Clooney, who on the basis of this movie has a big career ahead of him behind the camera, demonstrates a real flair for visual comedy. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Glenn Lovell)
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Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
[The movie] makes up in vitality what it loses in veracity. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
It's a smart, stylish, eminently watchable movie that nonetheless feels a little empty at the end. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Clooney fashions a style all his own: visceral, vital and churning with off-the-wall ideas. That's what makes you want to see Clooney direct again. You can feel his joy in it. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Moda Magazine (Brian Orndorf)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
Reflects the sensibilities of its director, whose comedic performances in particular have indicated a game spirit and droll sense of humor. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
USA Today (Claudia Puig)
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. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
All about the wacky borderlands where reality and invention intersect. But there are no safe demarcations -- no demilitarized zone, no Berlin Wall -- to cue us to which side we're operating in, or that Barris is operating in. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
A terrific actor, a handsome movie star and now an accomplished director--damn you, Mr. Clooney, for making it that much more unfair for the average joe likes of myself. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
A stunning Sam Rockwell's 'fessing up anchors an imaginative film. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Rockwell is definitely the star of the movie. He's brilliant within the limitations of the part, tapping into Barris' mannerisms and tics in an uncanny way. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
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Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Confessions isn't always coherent, but it's sharply comic and surprisingly touching, so hold the gong. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
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Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
George Clooney proves he's quite a talented director and Sam Rockwell shows us he's a world-class actor with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind . ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Zap2it.com (Vanessa Sibbald)
Clooney directs this film always keeping the balance between the fantastic and the believable... ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Zap2it.com (Vanessa Sibbald)
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Maybe the title should have been Confusions of a Dangerous Mind , though the confusion, in this case, can be pretty sublime. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
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Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
If for nothing else, go see Rockwell’s performance. It’s about time for him to bust out into bigger and better roles, and if it happens, this movie will be why. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
Barris' CIA assassinations make a neat metaphor for indiscriminate cultural degradation and personal emotional failings, but neither Rockwell nor Clooney are successful in getting us to feel either love or loathing for the man ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (Jeffrey Westhoff)
The concoction entertains from beginning to end, though the lessons of Barris’ life are as slippery as his facts. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (Jeffrey Westhoff)
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Miramax proves once again that it knows how to pick original movies to put their money into. The directorial debut for George Clooney, ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at TheBoxSet.com - Complete Movie/DVD Review
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I don't want to devote too much time to this thoroughly perverse piece of filmmaking, but I would like to offer the following warning: When you hear the hype this film is receiving from mainstream critics, don't buy it - there is nothing uplifting in ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
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A prime piece of whirlybird filmmaking, and the technique saps what might have been a powerful experience. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
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It's 1981 and TV producer Chuck Barris (SAM ROCKWELL) is holed up inside a NY hotel, apparently suffering from a mental breakdown. Terrified and ashamed of everything in his life, he decides the solution might be to record what he deems to have been a ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
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Even though he's strikingly played by Rockwell, Barris comes off as such a distasteful character and the silliness is so unrelenting that the movie wears you out. Long before it's over, you feel yourself reaching for that gong clapper. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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A great, bizarre, and ultimately very, very unique film. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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George Clooney's "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" might be the greatest film ever directed by a reigning sex symbol; and that's no slight. Rather, it's a way of pointing out that while other actor-directors -- at least those who truly merit the ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Indiewire
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It's nice to see Clooney choosing something offbeat (as opposed to "safe") for his first outing behind the camera. If he continues to develop, he has the potential to become a good director -- he's just not there yet. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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With Confessions of a Dangerous Mind coming hot on the heels of Auto Focus, this has not been a good year for TV stars of the '70s. Like the cinematic biography of Bob Crane, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind delves into the seedy, secret life of one of the ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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Chuck Barris is perhaps best known as the host of "The Gong Show," a talent show of the weirdest and wildest amateur acts from around the country. To a lesser extent, he is known for being the creative force behind "The Dating Game" an ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
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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
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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))
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
That Cow (B. Kiefer)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Movie Navigator (Shaun Sages)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
George Clooney's first effort behind the camera was doubtless more stimulating to direct than it will be for audiences to watch. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
www.susangranger.com (Susan Granger)
This cynical, ludicrous, self-indulgent, dark comedy is like "A Beautiful Mind" on an acid trip as it chronicles Chuck Barris's "downward spiral of debauchery." ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at www.susangranger.com (Susan Granger)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
The story winks at show-biz insider parody -- you might end up yearning for more quality time with Bob Eubanks. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
This somber, draggy movie, which is nothing like the breezy, lunatic comedy its TV ads promise, takes Barris' claims at face value and plays them for stone-faced drama. ...read the complete Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
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