“Con Man” (**1/2 out of four) was a slick but superficial melodrama about Barry Minkow (Justin Baldoni) who grew up a charismatic young enterpreneur who gradually became a wealthy CEO by lying and cheating and embezzling church donations which gradually led to his imprisonment. Interesting story of greed and capitalism but lacks the grandeur and electricity of “The Wolf Of Wall Street” and “War Dogs” which covered similar territory in recent years. Baldoni is good in the lead role but much of the supporting cast (including James Caan, Armand Assante, Talia Shire, and VIng Rhames) is criminally wasted.

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