Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell are con artists–Matchstick Men being a little-used alternative name for the profession–and all of a sudden Cage hooks up with the 14 year old daughter (Allison Lohman) he knew was a possibility but had never met. He struggles with his Dadness. He tries to get better with the help of a psychiatrist. Cage and Rockwell try to pull a big con on Bruce McGill but the ending has a twist or two. Or three.
Ridley Scott is much better known for directing bigger, more active movies like Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and Alien. Though he did do fairly well with the lighter Thelma and Louis, got to give him that. But while there are some funny and some touching moments in Matchstick Men, almost all between Cage and Lohman, there was just too much confusion over whether this is about a father finding his daughter or a con man learning he no longer has the heart for the con.
Somewhat recommended
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