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Matchstick Men (Widescreen Edition) (Snap Case)
by (Producer: Charles de Lauzirika) (Producer: Charles J.D. Schlissel) (Producer: Giannina Facio) (Writer: Eric Garcia) (Writer: Nicholas Griffin) (Writer: Ted Griffin)
Director: Charles de Lauzirika, Ridley Scott
Product Group: DVD
Studio: Warner Home Video
ISBN: B00012QLB4
Brand: CAGE,NICHOLAS
EAN: 9780790778228
UPC: 085392467723
Binding/Media: DVD
Region Code: 1
Running Time: 116 minutes
Release Date: 2004-02-24
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
SKU: 091809003
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Comes in original case, disc is clean. All items ship from a smoke-free home.
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Marking a welcome return to the breezy style of Thelma & Louise, Ridley Scott's Matchstick Men reminds us that the director of Gladiator is equally adept with quirky comedies and offbeat characters. Smoothly adapted from the novel by Eric Garcia and set amidst the sunlit, 1950s-style architecture of L.A.'s San Fernando Valley, this gently dramatic comedy centers on Roy (Nicolas Cage), a divorcée whose career as a con artist is complicated by: (1) his ongoing struggle with obsessive compulsive disorder, which manifests itself through various quirks and rituals; (2) a wily partner (Sam Rockwell) whose criminal ambitions are greater than Roy suspects; and (3) the arrival of 14-year-old Angela (Alison Lohman), claiming to be the daughter he's never known. Turns out she's got a knack for dad's profession, and that turns Matchstick Men into a multilayered comedy with unexpected twists and surprising revelations. To say more would spoil the fun; suffice it to say that Hans Zimmer's playful score and a Sinatra-laced soundtrack are perfect complements to Cage's engaging eccentricities. --Jeff Shannon
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