Review of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) by Jens S — 30 Sep 2008
George Clooney's directing debut, based on the autobiography of a 60s and 70s game show host who also killed for the CIA. Although the movie is interrupted by a few comments of real Chuck Barris' contemporaries there has to be doubt about the validity of his story.
The film doesn't care much about that and creates a sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic ride through his career in entertainment and killing, with some really bizarre ideas of humor and imaginative scene changes.
Some of Clooney's Ocean's group make amusing cameos and the acting is all around great, merely Drew Barrymore just doesn't seem to fit in. While the film is entertaining and far from boring it still left me a bit unsatisfied, although I can't say what was lacking.
This review of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) was written by Jens S on 30 Sep 2008.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind has generally received positive reviews.
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