Matchstick Men (2003)

Matchstick Men (2003) Movie Reviews
Watch Trailer

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Alison Lohman, Sam Rockwell, Bruce McGill, Bruce Altman

Director: Ridley Scott

Rating: PG13

Running Time: 150 min.

Synopsis: Ridley Scott directs the crime comedy Matchstick Men, based on the novel of the same name by Eric Garcia. Neurotic con man Roy (Nicolas Cage) suffers from several emotional problems, including obsessive-compulsive disorder. He and his partner Frank (Sam Rockwell) swindle people out of money by posing as money collectors who promise things like tax refunds, package vacations, and other fabulous prizes (which they never get). Frank wants to pull a really big job, but Roy is too consumed with fear and panic attacks to join him. Only cigarettes and his trusty illegal prescription drugs seem to keep him going. When Roy finds himself in desperate need of more pills, he is forced to see legitimate psychotherapist Dr. Klein (Bruce Altman). Roy ends up talking about his emotional damage from a troubled marriage and divorce, which results in the discovery of a child whom he has never met. Dr. Klein suggests that he spend a weekend with the kid, so in walks teenaged Angela (played by twentysomething Alison Lohman). Reluctant to develop his role as a father, Roy also gets heavily involved in Frank's ambitious swindle.

User Rating

User Reviews

Rate it!
Critic Rating

Critic Reviews

About the Graph & Metric

Reviews

Sort by:

User Reviews

  • May 24, 2011 02:54 pm

    Amanda said: B

    This is a good little movie. An interesting story, with an ending I didn't see coming. Alison Lohman is really good and I didn't mind Nicolas Cage for once.

Rate This Movie!

Please sign in or sign up to rate this movie.