Matchstick Men (2003)

Matchstick Men works because of the way the key players handle the material. This is the work of professionals acknowledging a good story and knowing better than to get in the way.

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12/06/05

Something less than the sum of its parts, Matchstick Men is a decent film that should have been a considerably better one.

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12/06/05

A lot more fun than most of the director’s pompously inflated output.

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05/04/05

What saves Matchstick Men from being a complete washout are the performances by Cage, Sam Rockwell and Alison Lohman.

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03/05/05

Mathstick Men se compare aisément à Catch Me If You Can sans atteindre la qualité de Ocean's Eleven.

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02/25/05

Despite its string of crime-caper clichés, [director Ridley] Scott’s focus on character and relationship helps the film transcend the typical mediocrity of its genre.

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12/06/04

Cage is absolutely terrific down to his eye twitches and neck jerks.

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10/14/04

Director Ridley Scott, whose recent history has brought us wonderful action films like Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, translates Eric Garcia’s book about a neurotic con man into a compelling film.

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10/07/04

... tenuous and beautiful interaction between Cage and Lohman.

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09/20/04

...the sort of light, breezy entertainment that feels a lot more like George Roy Hill or Peter Bogdanovich than it does Ridley Scott.

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03/14/04

The characters are so good that you'll forget about the con game.

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03/01/04

The story darts in unexpected, dark directions, but is told by such talented people, we follow it willingly...

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02/28/04

The revelation here... is Alison Lohman... [Y]ou will be amazed by the depths of this talented young woman.

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01/01/04

Delivers some double-crosses worthy of the best con flicks, with twists that are both punchy and poetic.

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12/01/03

If you didn't see the ending coming a mile away, then I'd like you to send me your bank account number and access codes so that I can deposit a special prize into your account

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11/16/03

When he's good, Ridley Scott can change filmgoing forever. When he's bad, he's just extremely mediocre. That being the case, Matchstick is then an example of Scott at his worst.

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11/16/03

O roteiro dos irmãos Griffin funciona muito bem até os cinco minutos finais – que, apesar de desnecessários e nada convincentes, não conseguem estragar este ótimo filme.

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