TV Article MATCHSTICK MEN By Emily Mead Published on December 13, 2002 05:00AM EST For the author of a series of novels that starred a sleuthing dinosaur, inhabiting the mind of an obsessive-compulsive con man is cake. Ray is cautious, deliberate, and recently off his medication. When he discovers he has a daughter, he and his longtime partner plan one last scam so Ray can go legit. Although Matchstick Men lacks the emotional depth of Motherless Brooklyn (Jonathan Lethem’s 1999 tale of a hood with Tourette’s), Ray’s deteriorating grip on reality and the complications that follow prove just right for a quick read or a light movie — which is probably why Ridley Scott is directing a film version starring Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell slated for release next summer.