Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men

[Terry May]

This is Ridley Scott's new film with Nicolas Cage.

For what it 's worth here's what I thought

It's about 2 con men one of which finds his daughter after leaving her pregnant mother 14 years previous and ends up getting his new found daughter involved in his latest heist.

Pros
-There's a twist in the tale which you don't see coming which makes it worth seeing
Nicolas cage is very good in it as is Sam Rockwell.


Cons
-There's a 10 minute prologue after the sting which is pointless - better to have ended the film on the sting.
-Still doesn't top the king of all con men films, 'The Sting'.


In short worth watching but don't bust a gut to trying to catch it before it leaves your local multiplex!

[The Last Word]

So it's no Thelma and Louise then. By the way, The Sting is great, but the real king of all conmen films is David Mamet's House of Games. A wonderful little film.


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The Last Word wrote:
> So it's no Thelma and Louise then.

Talk about damning with faint praise.............

[The Last Word]

I said it because T&L is Scott's best film.


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[Terry May]

After Blade Runner, Alien & Gladiator.

[The Last Word]

Blade Runner & Alien aren't my personal cup of tea, but Gladiator? are you sure? Ridley Scott will never recover from being called 'a poor man's Stanley Kubrick' (Alexander Walker, I think) and so going and making a poor man's Spartacus hardly helped matters. Still, millions loved it and yes, there are plans for a sequel.


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