Synopsis:
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.
Brian's
Rating: B :
I like me a good con man movie, and I would put
this in the good category. Nicholas Cage has
always been good at playing a cocky bastard, and
does so again in this film. You also get to see
a soft side to his character as well as some
self-healing. Sort of like "As Good as it Gets"
where Helen Hunt helps to cure Jack Nicklson, in
this movie, Nicholas Cage's daughter helps to
cure his character. Throughout you see a slow
transformation.
The underlying cons in this movie are
innovative, and the characters are mostly
captivating. The actress who plays the daughter
does an excellent job as as supporting cast
member. However the partner is only mediocre,
and while needed in the plot he was mostly
upstaged by the other 2.
The script has a good plot, a good twist, and a
good resolution. I liked the movie and would
recommend it.
The Freak's
Rating: C : Alison Lohman, of Sam Raimi's
Drag Me To Hell, is adorable here and steals the
show. Cage and Rockwell are both excellent
in their delivery of each line written for them,
but the real "con" here is the script. The
film has some wonderful bright spots, but I
found the final 30 minutes incredibly
predictable, so for me it was middle of the
road.
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