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Release Date:
12 September 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
lie cheat steal rinse repeat
Plot:
A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(37 articles)
6 Actors That Should Probably Not Watch Their Own Movies
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 23 November 2009, 7:16 PM, PST)
Nicolas Cage: Does he wear his hair, or does it wear him?
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 12 November 2009, 3:29 PM, PST)
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 23 November 2009, 7:16 PM, PST)
Nicolas Cage: Does he wear his hair, or does it wear him?
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 12 November 2009, 3:29 PM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nicolas Cage | ... | Roy Waller |
 | Sam Rockwell | ... | Frank Mercer |
 | Alison Lohman | ... | Angela |
 | Bruce Altman | ... | Dr. Klein |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Chuck Frechette |
 | Jenny O'Hara | ... | Mrs. Schaffer |
 | Steve Eastin | ... | Mr. Schaffer |
 | Beth Grant | ... | Laundry Lady |
 | Sheila Kelley | ... | Kathy |
 | Fran Kranz | ... | Slacker Boyfriend |
| Tim Kelleher | ... | Bishop |
 | Nigel Gibbs | ... | Holt |
| Bill Saito | ... | Pharmacist #1 |
 | Tim Maculan | ... | Pharmacist #2 |
 | Stoney Westmoreland | ... | Man in Line |
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language.
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Runtime:
116 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Ireland:12 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) (2004) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39979)
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Alison Lohman went to the audition dressed and acted like a 14-year-old girl. Ridley Scott only realized her real age when she told him. She was 22 at the time.
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Continuity: When Angela first skates past Roy's car, the amount of ash on Roy's cigarette varies between shots.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006)
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Soundtrack:
La Dolce Vita
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A rather surprising turn for Ridley Scott there - probably the "smallest" film he's ever done, which harks back to Thelma And Louise than to anything else he's done in recent years (Gladiator, G.I Jane, Black Hawk Down, and back to Alien and Blade Runner). We have a very personal, up-close light drama here. Con artist movies have been swarming the theaters lately, but Matchstick Men is far more intelligent and more surprising, not to mention well-acted, written and directed, than Supercast films Heist and The Score. Nicolas Cage, after several years of B-action movies (Gone In 60 Seconds, 8 mm, The Rock, Face/Off...) makes a welcome return to what he does best - disturbed, neurotic, sensitive individuals (a comeback that got off to a good start on the schizophrenic Adaptation) - and delivers an Oscar nomination-worthy performance as con artist Roy Waller. Roy discovers a long-lost daughter, played brilliantly by Alison Lohman - also Oscar material. The relationship between the two is well crafted, and the story wonderfully written. Sam Rockwell also makes a fine contribution as Roy's partner.
Elements of the plot may owe much to many other films - The Sting, perhaps Jacky Brown, and there's a bit of Leon (AKA The Professional) in Roy's relationship with his daughter, trying to balance a life of crime with a newfound family, and Lohman's performance is no less charming than that of Natalie Portman on that memorable classic. Worthy of praise is Ridley's directing, which proves he can make a small human theater piece as well as grandiose historical epics and sci-fi odysseys. The editing is wonderful, well visualizing Roy's condition and giving the movie an apt atmosphere. Overall, Matchstick Men is one of the freshest films of the year, and a very enjoyable watch.