Sick Product of a Sick System

Nice effects though.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

This movie tries to stretch believability and does a very poor job of it. Alec Baldwin stars as a defense attorney in his usual suave, slimy, snakeskin, but somehow is transformed by Ben Kingsley into a harmless bunny by the end of the film. The opening is good, with Kingsley seeking revenge on three hospital workers who failed to help his dying son. I thought, perfect, Baldwin is somehow going to work miracles with Kingsley and get an insanity plea. Unfortunately this was not the case, as "The Confession" veers off the tracks into political corruption, environmental hazards, and worst of all, philosophical diatribe .... - MERK

I was astonished to find the acting from such stalwarts uninspiring, lackadaisical and very suspect. Baldwin floundered like a fish out of water and there was zero believability from Kingsley and Irving as a married pair. The movie itself? Slow, tedious and unimaginative. I expected suspense and thrills, but was left with boredom and a grand hope that the film would end fast. I guess you have to look at the director, as it just didn't "do it" for me as I expected. A real dud. If you want something exciting, look elsewhere, as the cast is definitely lost in a maze of unrealistic garbage and desolate desert like sultriness.

I'm not a particularly avid follower of movie actors, or of movies as they're released, which probably explains why I found "The Confession"--and Alec Baldwin's performance in it--so surprising. I'd heard nothing about this film and saw it quite by accident.Movies like "The Confession"--that is, movies with moral dilemmas at their center ("It's not hard to do the right thing; it's hard to know what the right thing is" is the central dilemma of the film)--often bypass the ambiguities of complex moral questions in favor of a single answer everyone can love.In this film there are moral ambiguities aplenty, and the film deals honestly with the difficulty of facing those ambiguities head-on and taking a clear position. Alec Baldwin's performance was startling and complex--a beautiful thing to watch. The supporting cast, including Amy Irving, was top-notch, too.

A completely silly movie, trying to be serious. The plot is utterly ridiculous- if you ignore the warnings, and watch this film, ask yourself periodically "what is the dumbest, most obvious turn that this story could take" and you will have predicted the next scene.Would the death of your 5 year old, then the attempted suicide of your husband turn you on???Plot 'twists' like this were unwarranted, and bordered on the macabre.... Between nodding off now and then, I kept wondering "why???" Avoid this snoozer.... please.... Rating? 1/2 out of 10