A breezy crime picture with an unforced sentimental underbelly, Ridley Scott's ode to the conflicting allure of fatherhood and short cons is based on Eric Garcia's novel of the same name. Middle-aged Roy Waller (Nicolas Cage) and his younger protege, Frank (Sam Rockwell) specialize in quick, uncomplicated cons. Roy is almost pathologically cautious and has amassed a substantial nest egg; he also has a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Frank is a spendthrift with a reckless streak, but when Roy's shady shrink decamps without notice and leaves Roy ticcing and without medication, Frank takes responsibility and recommends a psychiatrist who once treated a rel...
Released:
2003
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
115 mins