Matchstick Men
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After seeing the previews for Matchstick Men, I expected something of the smooth crime flick genre—with a little mystery, a little intrigue, and a kid thrown in for fun. I was in for a surprise…

Nicolas Cage stars as Roy Waller, an obsessive-compulsive conman who’s successfully running small-time scams with his partner, Frank (Sam Rockwell), despite his out-of-control nervous ticks and an acute case of agoraphobia. In order to get a refill on the drugs that keep him (somewhat) together, he finds himself talking to Dr. Klein (Bruce Altman), a shrink who digs through Roy’s past and helps him find the daughter he never knew he had.

Fourteen-year-old Angela (Alison Lohman) swoops down into Roy’s life and turns it upside-down when she decides to crash at his place for a while—because of a fight with her mother (Roy’s ex). And as Roy and Frank are planning to pull off a huge con, Angela starts to figure out what it is that her dad does for a living—and she gets Roy to teach her the tricks of the trade.

Matchstick Men isn’t a smooth crime flick. It’s actually a comedy. With a cute story about family relationships. And there’s some crime stuff thrown in for fun. Although I was actually in the mood for a smooth crime flick (and not a comedy) when I rented it, I still enjoyed it. And even though there are a few things that work a little too well, the ending still shocked me.

The cast, too, is fantastic. Rockwell does a great job as Roy’s protégé. Lohman is actually pretty believable as a fourteen-year-old (even though she’s a decade older). And Cage is spectacular in his obviously challenging role—it actually reminded me a bit of his role in Adaptation. n

Pick up a copy of Matchstick Men. You might be surprised, but you won’t be disappointed.

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