“Matchstick Men” – Nicolas Cage and Alison Lohman are oddly likable as a father-and-daughter con team. The cleverest plotting of the year plays out atop director Ridley Scott’s soothing, beige backdrop. It’s another entry in the trendy One Last Twist genre, but this one holds up — and gains new meaning — on closer inspection.
– John Hansen, Brainerd Dispatch, Dec. 31, 2003