The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The first must-see film of the year.

At last Nick Cage had a good character for redemption for such bad roles in late years,Ridley provides a great plot with a disturb leading role which is the best of the picture,the whole sting stay in backdrop or in second plane,this kind of disorder is very usual nowadays,the behavior obsessive compulsive reach around 20% of population,and how it is great bring it a movie as shown in this one,great approach by Ridley Scott and magnificent acting by Cage!!Resume:First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 8

Matchstick Men is a good movie with a relatively well developed plot and a terrific cast. The highlight of the film is without a doubt Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell, who make the whole thing worthwhile. They have a terrific chemistry with one another that is a pleasure to watch, and their unconventional styles of acting mesh together really well. I did find the story to be immensely bland, it never pulled me in, feeling as if the screenwriters were really just going through the motions and writing everything for the sake of getting a paycheck afterwards. I was also never given a reason to care for these characters when they were in danger, they were not good people, but they also were not anti-hero's that we love to hate, they were just simply characters that we could not root for. Enjoyable, but forgettable. Fun while it lasts, Matchstick Men certainly has its flaws, but its worth the watch if you are a fan of Cage or Rockwell.A neurotic con man and his partner are about to pull off a big job, until one of their daughters turns up. Best Performance: Sam Rockwell

it's a contrived piece of garbage forced down your throat. whoever wrote this crap didn't bother a bit to think it through. it's virtually impossible for any of this to make sense or the so-called twist in the end. this is a movie you keep asking yourself why? why doesn't this genius speak to his wife for once? were these guys psychics too? how could they even predict all of this? need for a new shrink...? a daughter...? so therefore access to his safety box? and of course the happy ending; marriage and a new life with a woman he was barely exchanging words at grocery store give me a break

did this illogical mess of a film receive such high reviews? I usually avoid Nicholas Cage movies, but saw this on HBO and I like Sam Rockwell. It was a decent enough movie, a little schmaltzy, but not horrible. That is until the twist, that completely invalidates the first 90 minutes of the movie from having any logic to it at all. The plot is like an extended Rub Goldberg machine, that the protagonist thinks he is in charge of, but EVERYONE ELSE is playing against him, simply for the benefit of his partner. For the whole movie! Can anyone explain how, or why, the characters behaved the way they did when Cage was not in the scene? As they were plotting against him, when they were alone, they remained the characters Cage's character thought they were. If you were conning someone, would you keep the con facade going even when you are alone, or only with other people you are conspiring with? I don't think so. Simply one of the worst plot holes I have ever seen, yet the professional critics, and the other reviews posted here, simply seem to ignore pure cinematic ridiculousness when they see it.