Matchstick Men

Hey, it's two Cage movies in a row for me.  The first time I saw this movie was with Neville and Liz in Marion I believe.  I really like this movie.  The two main actors are Nicolas Cage and Alison Lohman.  Lohman hasn't done a whole lot in the way of movies yet, but I think she has potential.  The basic story line is there's a couple of con artists, one of them being Cage.  Cage then meets his 14yr old daughter for the first time and starts up a relationship with her.  Cage also has a few phobias and some social interaction issues which really add to his character.   This is a movie about pulling a con, but it's also about the relationship between a father and daughter.  Some might think this is a 'chic-flick' or something but I thought it was insightful and entertaining.  So go ahead and make fun of me....wanker. I don't know if I'd classify this as one of those 'real' movies, but I definately enjoyed the relationship aspect to it.  Growing up without an active father in my life makes me think it'd be cool to find out my dad was somebody else and to randomly meet him and start off on a clean slate.  Kinda hard to explain if you don't know what I'm talking about.  I'd have to say I recommend this movie to just about everybody.  Oh yeah, and if you're shallow and insecure about your whatever in watching non-action movies you should give it a try too.  Don't worry, we won't rat out that you watched a 'chic-flic'.