Gloria Lister Review of The Confession

The Confession (1999)

Warning: Save yourself the price of the rental. A complete waste of the actors' time. Understand Baldwin's social conscience prompted him to produce the film, but the script and direction were amateurish,

[12 January 2001]

I wonder what induced Kingsley, Irving, Noth and Baldwin to participate in this tripe. Understand their beliefs may have led them to do it, but the next time they have a spare weekend, perhaps they could spend it interviewing directors who have a modicum of talent and originality. It was a toss up for me between the direction and the script as to which was the most banal. The consummate professional cast struggled to give the piece some dignity but it was hopeless from the start. On a lighter note, even the delectable Chris Noth plain-janed himself into obscurity.