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Author Topic: Matchstick Men Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 09-12-2003 09:01 AM                     I wasn't sure what to think about this judging from the trailers, but I walked out of it fairly well satisfied. While this is not a masterpiece of cinema, it is definitely entertaining for what it is. Nicolas Cage gave a very good performance with all of his "ticks" (a little too believeable at some times) and the rest of the cast did nicely too. Well photographed, good sound mix and with one short exception where it got unnecessarily corny for about a minute and a half, the movie flowed well. 3 1/2 out of 5 stars  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 09-12-2003 03:58 PM                        I found it moderately entertaining. Certainly very professionally made. But too slow and the way the story unfolds - there is no way to comment on that in detail without spoiling it completely - is really surprising, but it is just too unlikely.  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 09-28-2003 11:28 AM                     Pretty good but a bit slow. Should have been about a reel shorter.  |  IP: Logged Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 10-13-2003 05:18 PM                     This was not what I expected. I avoided this until last week, thinking it would be sentimental crap, father meets daughter and changes. Well, I was wrong. While Nicholas Cage can irritate me at times he was OK here. Photography was nice. Unfortunately, the theatre's SDDS unit went on a spaz attack for the entire last two reels, cutting in and out every few seconds! No noticable CRAP code though.  |  IP: Logged

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