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Angelo's Mom Reviews Matchstick Men (MAJOR SPOILERS)

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Channel: FlyingOverTr0ut · 2015 · Entertainment

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My mom reviews Matchstick Men, one of my favorite movies. Spoilers come early in the review, and the story hinges on these, so I recommend watching this excellent movie, then seeing my mom's review. Though she forgets a significant part of the movie.

Starring Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, and Alison Lohman; directed by Ridley Scott; and scored by Hans Zimmer, this movie is wonderfully directed and has a lovely, small story that's shot in a very big way. It's about a con artist, Roy, played by Cage, and his partner, Frank (Rockwell), who hustle and trick people out of their money. Cage is obsessive compulsive and a germaphobe, clean freak, and afraid of being outdoors. He sees a psychiatrist for his anxieties and eventually gets reconnected with his long lost daughter, all while pulling a long con on a slimy character Chuck Frechette, played by Bruce McGill. 

It's beautifully shot and its direction, script, casting, costuming, music, and set design are all superlative.

Rent Matchstick Men on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK1x-RlILQI
Roger Ebert's 4 review: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/matchstick-men-2003
Article on the movie by Omer M. Mozaffar, "Happiness is a Little Daughter": http://www.rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/happiness-is-a-little-daughter

IMDB listing: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325805/

Here's two teenagers reenacting part of the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6zNV-zW6Cw

And here's a scene where Nic Cage acts crazy dubbed into Hungarian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypTbwHRYMZc

Alison Lohman is wonderful in the film and now teaches acting and occasionally acts in movies.

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