Lohman in particular is effective; I learn to my astonishment that she's 24, but here she plays a 15-year-old with all the tentative love and sudden vulnerability that the role requires, when your dad is a whacko confidence man.Read Full Review »
88
ReelViews: James Berardinelli
The dialogue -- especially that between Roy and Frank -- crackles with wit and intelligence (a rarity in films these days).Read Full Review »
80
Washington Post: Stephen Hunter
Let it swindle you; it's part of the fun. In fact, it's all of the fun.Read Full Review »
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.Read Full Review »
75
USA Today: Claudia Puig
Well-acted and intriguing exploration of dishonesty in its varied forms, leavened with a dry comic touch.Read Full Review »
75
Philadelphia Inquirer: Carrie Rickey
Overall, Matchstick Men, which is based on the novel by Eric Garcia, is more memorable for Lohman's naturalistic acting and Scott's mannerist direction than it is for its O. Henry surprise.Read Full Review »
67
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
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.Read Full Review »
60
The New York Times: Dana Stevens
Both entertaining and empty: an emotional shell game that leaves you feeling cheated even though, on the surface at least, everyone is a winner.Read Full Review »
60
Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Single-dad sitcom is not Sir Ridley's forte but, anachronistically evoking the ring-a-ding-ding ambience of "Auto Focus" and "Catch Me If You Can," his mise-en-scène is as impeccable as Roy's pad.Read Full Review »
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