| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"A cool con movie with a great final kick." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Renee Graham |
"...director Ridley Scott goes all gooey in this off-key adaptation of Eric Garcia's cynical novel..." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The screenplay for Matchstick Men is an achievement of Oscar calibre..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...Matchstick Men has a lot to offer." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"...Matchstick Men manages to invigorate the long tradition of movies about con artists with devilish energy and a fresh sense of fun." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...all of the performances are right on the money, and the flick's snappy style continually pays off with good times." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Christopher Null |
"...very good and often touching..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...altogether too clever for its own good." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...another of those basically unbelievable movies contrived as a juicy vehicle for some talented actors." more... |
C |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...both entertaining and empty..." more... |
B- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Matchstick Men is the first winner of the fall movie season - a welcome antidote to the summer's mindless incoherence." more... |
A- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Nicolas Cage is at the top of his game..." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann |
"...a clever look at con artists and their games of deception." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paul West |
"...Cage is surprisingly convincing despite seeming at first like the wrong choice." more... |
B |
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