The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Ridley Scott's Masterful Con Man Drama The Matchstick Men
In Ridley Scott’s Matchstick Men, Nicolas Cage plays a role similar to at least one of the roles he played in Adaptation.
In Matchstick Men and Adaptation, Cage delves deep into the frazzled psyche of a self-loathing introvert, uniquely gifted in his profession but lost in every other aspect of life.
Cage is brilliant as a broken loner who must escape the…
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