Matchstick Men was directed by Ridley Scott with Nicolas Cage as the star. The movie was based on a book a book that was written by Eric Garcia. The movie begins with Nicolas Cage starring as Roy Waller, a con artist who has major OCD and some phobias, both controlled by medication. His tendencies drive him to want everything in order and clean and also compels him to open and shut a door three times while counting out loud, sometimes in different languages. The supposed phobia that he has is of the outdoors, including doors that are open to the outside. Roy’s usual con that he is currently working is calling people and telling them that they have won a large sum of money that they have to pay a large tax on, and then selling them water filtration systems saying that if they buy one of them, it will make it so they don't have to pay taxes on the lottery. I thought it was pretty funny when Roy’s partner, Frank, was on the phone with one of these people. While he said the water filter was $800, he was peeling off a sticker on the filter that said $50 dollars. Roy has medication for his OCD, which he gets illegally from a doctor. When he runs out of his meds, he calls his doctor, but he’s moved away. Without treatment his OCD and phobia goes so completely out of control that he locks himself indoors and refuses to answer his phone for three days while cleaning unceasingly. After not seeing Roy for three days, Frank comes over and gets him to Dr.Kelin. Dr.Kelin gives Roy a prescription on the condition that Roy talks to him and undergoes a little therapy. In one of these talks Dr. Kelin learns of Roy's ex-wife, that he hasn't seen for 14 years, and at that time she had been pregnant with a child. After a little thought on his past re...
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...rs; Roy just thought they were. The thing is, it helped Roy; the severity of his disorders lessened even though the medication was not affecting him. When you take something that you think should help, but it really doesn't, and its just your brain thinking you feel better because you should, then its a placebo.
If I could say anything about this film, I would say its really, really awesome. I could even say it’s one of my favorite movies. I loved the actors and the HUGE twist in the plot that I didn't see coming at all was fantastic. The only bad part of the film that I disliked was a strip bar scene and the swearing, but if you like those things, I guess they would make this film even better (which, in my opinion, is nigh on impossible without their elimination). I would certainly recommend this film selectively to other people, and will certainly watch it again.
This film unlike most others on the same topic had no real event to focus on. There was not just one climax or specific scene that the others built up to or supported. I cannot say that I enjoyed it but I do feel it has to a great extent affected me. The only reason I feel that this film is one worth watching is because of the latent message it holds. It very successfully exposes authority and bureaucracy in society. The characters in this film portray people that are either convinced or have been convinced that are crazy.
Acting of movie is very basic for todays standards. The actions of the Miles Bennell aren’t believable or logical. At some points the women of the movie tend of over action simple scenes. The rest of the cast is monotone and have little emotion.It ok casting, but they could of done better. You find yourself laughing at serious point in the film due to the poor acting. This movie could be recut to become a comedy movie, just based off their facial expression.
Overall I think that the show was worth seeing, even though I let my parents pick the film--which I will never do again by the way-- I think that it was a good production. It was a little boring at first, which might have just been because I didn’t really want to see it in the first place, but the storyline was pretty good. I personally like humor, so I tend to pick shows that I know will have some humor, but I’m proud of myself for seeing something outside of my comfort zone.
Overall I like the movie because it is emotionally raw with a considerable amount of violence and action that isn’t senseless and is instead a product of the emotional rawness of it all. Also because the Ho Yay between Orange and White is considerable and it makes for a rather interesting watch.
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In my opinion, this movie is boring and confusing for the first time but, from the second time, this movie starts reveal the fascination. At the first time, I do not like this movie so much but after I watched second time, I became to like this movie. If I asked
was a spectacular film there were some things that I did not enjoy like, the
...r, this movie is lack of depth of storyline. The audiences can even predict what will happen in the next scenes. Moreover, the ending of this movie is too cheesy and irrational according to me. If only they change the ending to become more interesting and rational, I will give a four or five stars out of five. In spite of a lame twist ending, this movie is a perfect example to show that managers should be able to motivate and challenge their employee. It is important to remember that a happy employee means a productive employee.
The cast of the movie was sensational. Playing the main character was famous musician and actor, Ice Cube. He is such a serious person that at first I was skeptical of his performance in a comedy. He has played in such movies as Dangerous Ground, Higher Learning, and Boyz 'N Tha Hood. Playing opposite of him was Chris Tucker who is one of the most gifted performers that I've have seen. He has stared in hits such as Rush Hour, The Fifth Element, and Money Talks. These two along with other big comics like Bernie Mac, John Whitherspoon, and Fazion Love bring big laughs to the big screen. Tiny "Zeus" Lester, Nia Long and Regina King do there part as well, to serve up laughs. It is so important to have a good cast that can play their parts well, and get along. If I watch a movie and it is evident that the actors are acting, then I lose interest very quickly. These actors and actresses did a very good job of making every character believable.
I feel that the movie has no weaknesses. This is because even though I had a few things I didn’t like such as the anonymity given, I realised that there was a reason for this which I explained in my strengths of the movie below.
I greatly enjoyed this movie as it opened my eyes to many different issues. I thought it was very interesting how the movie showed perspectives from many different sides. The movie showed the physicians and the high-ranking officials at the board meeting of the CDC, gay rights activists, scientists, as well as the reaction from the gay population. It was interesting to see certain things being blocked from moving forward, often due to money issues. An example of this is when Don pleads with the CDC officials about funding as well as trying to prove that the virus can be transmitted through blood. I also liked the part the media played. In this movie, the characters of the CDC debated on what to tell the public, in fear of media backlash or the public’s reaction. I thought the movie did a great job in displaying all aspects of this sensitive issue. I also enjoyed how the movie was not afraid to display Dr. Gallo in an unfavorable light. They did not shy away from it which I thought was well done.
This film definetly deserves five out of five stars, as the of plot of this film which is based on a true story is excellent, the actors behind the characters are marvelous, and the inclusion of appropriate music and sound effects brilliantly enhance the emotion and mood of the story. Designed for a mass audience of various ages, I would definetly not hesitate to recommend this movie to a friend, and neither will
In my own opinion I think this film is great. I think this because it
I like the film very much. I think its one of the best films I’ve seen ever. The comedy in the film is just my humour, and the action was okay.