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The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Ridley Scott's Masterful Con Man Drama The Matchstick Men

The Joy of Positivity pick of the day is Ridley Scott's Masterful Con Man Drama The Matchstick Men

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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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