What Jake Vig doesn't know just might get him killed. A sharp and polished grifter, Jake has just swindled thousands of dollars from the unsuspecting Lionel Dolby with the help of his crew. It becomes clear that Lionel wasn't just any mark, he was an accountant for eccentric crime boss Winston King. Jake and his crew will have to stay one step ahead of both the criminals and the cops to finally settle their debt.
... Confidence does suffer a bit from some plot devices that haven't been original since The Sting, but it's a top-notch character study and a fun exercise in style.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
28 Apr 2003
fresh:
What it shares with most of its predecessors is a sterling cast, in this instance almost entirely male, and the willingness of several talented performers to play against type, with entertainingly comic effect.
– Andrew Sarris,
New York Observer,
30 Apr 2003
rotten:
Identity is suicidally insecure.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
2 May 2003
fresh:
This is a one sweet sexy sting of a movie.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2003
rotten:
Overplotted, overcontrived, overshot and overedited.