Storyline
A phobic con artist and his protege are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the con artist's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly.
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80
The A.V. Club
A combination of criminal smoothness and overloaded neuroses, Cage pulls off the lead role better than any actor imaginable.
75
Rolling Stone
Credible? Not really. But Cage and Rockwell play off each other with devilish finesse. And Lohman (White Oleander) is on fire -- she's a comer.
75
Chicago Tribune
This movie is a model of technique, beautifully crafted, often brilliantly acted by Cage and the others, but it's a bit hollow at the center.
70
Dallas Observer
That's where the movie falters: It tries to give Garcia's book a heart and conscience it didn't need and never demanded.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Actually, there's one other way to approach Matchstick Men, and that's to forget all about neuroses and con artistry and admire the movie instead for the unsettlingly beautiful directorial study in geographical mood that it is.
