Matchstick Men (2003)

Regisseur:

Ridley Scott

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Eric Garcia (book)
Nicholas Griffin (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

12. September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Drama | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

lie cheat steal rinse repeat

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Long Con | Carpet Store | Big Con | Altered Version Of Studio Logo | Los Angeles California

Filmpreise:

1 nomination

Nutzerkommentare:

A delicately balanced film.

Besetzung

Nicolas Cage	...	Roy Waller
Sam Rockwell	...	Frank Mercer
Alison Lohman	...	Angela
Bruce Altman	...	Dr. Klein
Bruce McGill	...	Chuck Frechette
Jenny O'Hara	...	Mrs. Schaffer
Steve Eastin	...	Mr. Schaffer
Beth Grant	...	Laundry Lady
Sheila Kelley	...	Kathy
Fran Kranz	...	Slacker Boyfriend
Tim Kelleher	...	Bishop
Nigel Gibbs	...	Holt
Bill Saito	...	Pharmacist #1
Tim Maculan	...	Pharmacist #2
Stoney Westmoreland	...	Man in Line

Alternativ:

Tricks (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language.

Länge:

116 Min | Canada:120 Min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe (Technicolor) | Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) (2004) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39979)

Drehorte:

Anaheim Convention Center - 800 W. Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California, USA

Firma:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dies und das:

Frank Mercer was named for Frank Sinatra and Johnny Mercer. Roy Waller is seen playing records by the two.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: When Angela is in Roy's house drinking a beer, there is alternately foam/no foam in the neck between shots.

Dialogzitate:

[first lines]
Roy: Uno, due, tre.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Parodiert Jerry Maguire (1996)

Soundtrack:

Che Soave Zeffiretto

A delicately balanced film.

"Matchstick Men" is a film with extremely difficult characterizations and plot twists. Under a different director, and with a different set of stars, this may have been a complete failure. Ridley Scott directs with a level of professionalism that he has built up over the years, but adds some very nice stylistic "heist movie" touches. When it comes down to it, "Matchstick Men" is very much a 60s-70s con/heist film, and has it's fair share of homage.

Nicolas Cage is wonderful as an obsessive-compulsive man, (amoung other disorders) and does not over-do the symptoms. This is something I appreciate, since I suffer from a milder form of OCD. It's important to remember that we're not all Howard Hughes. Sam Rockwell is excellent, and a bit slimy, and Alison Lohman shows her range by playing a dramatically younger character than herself.

This is a wonderful and entertaining film, yet doesn't fake it's way through the real emotions. Definitely worth the watch.

7.7 out of 10