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Matchstick Men (2003) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Matchstick Men (2003) a score of 2.8902 out of 4

based on (332) reviews

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Excellent

(49)

Very Good

(221)

Good

(60)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(0)

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TNMC (John "Batman" Shea)

Nicolas Cage is the sort of actor who rises to meet the material he works with. Give him crap and he'll turn in a mediocre performance. Give him something good though and he'll shine. He's very good in this movie. That should tell you all you need to...read the complete Matchstick Men (2003) review at TNMC (John "Batman" Shea)

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Kidzworld

Nicholas Cage plays the part of Roy, a con man with severe Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) who discovers that he has a 14 year-old daughter (played by Alison Lohman), who desperately wants to meet him. So, Roy does what every con man, dad-figure...read the complete Matchstick Men (2003) review at Kidzworld

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Village Voice (J.Hoberman)

Single-dad sitcom is not Sir Ridley's forte but, anachronistically evoking the ring-a-ding-ding ambience of "Auto Focus" and "Catch Me If You Can," his mise-en-scène is as impeccable as Roy's pad....read the complete Matchstick Men (2003) review at Village Voice (J.Hoberman)

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Slate (David Edelstein)

My real problem with Matchstick Men is that it didn't con me well enough: I saw every trick up its sleeve in the first 20 minutes. If everything had been what it seemed--now, that would have been a stunning twist....read the complete Matchstick Men (2003) review at Slate (David Edelstein)