The Massive Weight of Unbearable Talent
In terms of films built around real-life actors, this isn't as gleefully silly as something like Schwarzenegger's somehow still criminally underrated, but it is both wildly entertaining and far smarter and more deftly handled than its largely breezy mix of buddy comedy shenanigans, meta in-jokes, and daft action beats might first suggest.
Working with a rock-solid supporting cast – most notably a terrific Pedro Pascal, who quickly proves to be one of his best screen partners ever, as the film is never more successful than when it focuses on their characters' budding bromance – Cage innately understands that old maxim that vanity is the enemy of comedy, and however much the film is a loving tribute to the man and his career, he himself is more than willing to take the piss out of himself at every possible turn.
There's real vulnerability and introspection to his performance here, but what's such a joy is to see all the different sides of Nicolas Cage, the screen legend, come together in a single film. We get dramatic Nick Cage, sure, but we also get Cage in all his other forms: goofy screwball comedy star, romantic lead, magnetic action hero. We get subtle Nick Cage, but we also get totally mad Nick Cage , broadly comic Nick Cage, and charmingly self-deprecating Nick Cage.
Arts Lies lies lies
Arts Can I start a go fund me page for old Nic?
Arts What is this headline 🤣
Arts Ooh I was about to start donations campaign for him 😅 😄
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Arts You have terrible captions
Arts What kind of headline is this?!
Arts How the hell is this news?
Arts Sounds more like his real life
Arts Perfect movie for South Africans - just change it to “drowning in debt”
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Arts Waaaw, just give us the name of the movie.
Arts 👋 hello admin
Arts Click bait headline. Wow
Arts This post is so e-tv 🤣🤣🤣
Arts Is it necessary though .
Arts You don't have news anymore admin?
Arts This is not news. Why don’t you say this is paid promotion for dstv? Fake News not journalism. Unfollowed.
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Arts You could have began with, 'In the sunday night movie,Nich.....'