Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

It's hard to believe that Charlie Kaufman is involved with this movie, but he did NOT come up with the story. This is of course based on the "Unauthorized Autobiography" of Chuck Barris, game show host by day, CIA assassin by... Full review

This may be the worst movie of all time. All other reviewers discuss how great the acting was... believe me it wasn't. You had better be coked up or on LSD to enjoy this film even a little bit. Please, please,... Full review

The most weird part of the movie? When it turned out that the Dating Game contestant was a Russian spy! This was as dumb as dumb can get, and this made me really realize that this concoction was something that came... Full review

This movie is half a decade ago, and yet it still stands strong as one of my favourite movies of all time. No kidding. 5 years, I kind of forget the plotline, but the thing is, it is dark, cool and... Full review

This movie is funny, misterious, dramatic, surprising; has great acting, great visulas, great everything. It is just simply a good movie... Full review

"Confessions of a Dangerous MInd' was excellent and I'm surprised it doesn't receive more credit.The story is an 'autobiographical' tale of TV producer Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) who doubles as a CIA-assassin. The movie is based on the book with... Full review

When I saw this in the cinema I was shocked these famous actors were in this movie. The story line is awful. The script is awful. I will never forget the day I saw this movie, it is still the only... Full review

This is a somewhat an interesting film to view. The book would probably give a much better understanding of the character/s etc. The story and acting were both good but becuase nobody knows what is fiction or non fiction concerning Chuck... Full review

confessions of a dangerous mind is a great movie picture Sam Rockwell played the role of his life along with Clooney's directing that came elegant and so mastering his tools he made a film that talked about a dangerous mind living... Full review

I went to see this when it first came out. It was horrible. It is one of the those movies that you go to see, just to make out in the theatre. It was horrible. I hate to think that I... Full review

An offbeat and unexpected tale of the dual life of a tv game show host, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is an intriguing, bizarre and challenging film that invites us into a world filled with larger-than-life characters and strange occurrences. Clooney has cast himself well as the poker-faced (albeit very handsome) CIA recruiter and pulled in a few famous friends to help. ... Full Review

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His first movie was pretty daring, really -- it was a stylish hash of wry comedy, color-conscious visuals, and a strong lead performance by Sam Rockwell, but it also felt uncontained with a wobbly focus. Although there's something to that, I prefer to see this as mythologization, something movies have been good at since their beginning. ... Full Review

George Clooney certainly thinks so, his good-looking directorial debut displaying a kid-in-sweetshop glee and a savvy way with Adaptation scripter Charlie Kaufmans narrative. Best of all, theres a droll commentary from Clooney and his DoP, packed with pointers to the films in-jokes (CIA trainees wearing nametags that say Oswald and Ruby. ... Full Review

It's a great story with great acting, and it's just really, really well done; the colors, the images, everything's right-on. Sam Rockwell -- I'd never heard of him before or seen him in anything, but he's amazing, and I thought George Clooney did a great job of directing it. ... Full Review

"More of this is true than you would believe," reads the opening subtitle. The film is based on the book by Jon Ronson, whose investigation into the U.S. ... Full Article

Some upcoming holiday releases seem like deja vu all over again, either because of the talent involved or themes that evoke the ghosts of crowd-pleasers past. ... Full Article

Posted Oct 28, 2009 @ 03:31 PM Just when you thought it was safe, or at least worth the effort to go back to the movies, Hollywood chucks another worthless pile at unsuspecting audiences. ... Full Article

Chuck Barris' 1984 autobiography, Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind , is best remembered these days as an outrageous prank, the sort of nose-thumbing craziness expected from the man responsible for TV shows like The Gong Show and The Dating Game... ... Full Article

Published by Tim Kash on Friday, June 29, 2007 at 12:50 pm. With some truly commendable stand-out performances in films like The Green Mile , Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and of... ... Full Article

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