I really wanted to love this movie. I really did. I know it feels a bit derivative of a few other films but whatever. It was fun to see Nicolas Cage be both himself and a caricature of himself, all while in the context of characters that he has played throughout his career. Add in Pedro Pascal and you’ve got the makings of a really good buddy comedy. But that’s where the problems start – the movie is great when it is working in the context of their friendship. It falls off of a cliff when Cage takes on a new “role” in the middle of the movie. I love that Cage has had a late-career- comeback (Pig was phenomenal) – this movie just left a lot on the table.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Movie title: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Movie description: Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.
Date published: 2022-06-22
Director(s): Tom Gormican
Actor(s): Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Mo Sheen, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Paco León, Jacob Scipio, Joanna Bobin, Alessandra Mastronardi, Nicholas Wittman, Demi Moore, Anna MacDonald, Mario Perez, Luke McQueen, Katrin Vankova, Jaime Ordóñez, Enrique Martínez, Manuel Tallafé, László Szívós, Ricard Balada, Rebecca Finch, Jackson Serafim, Jesus Armando Campos Flores, Christine Grace Szarkó, Caroline Boulton, Paula Parducz, Tamás Buza, Mario Perez, Francisco Grey, David Gordon Green, Kristian Flores, Björn Freiberg, Eli Jane, Cesare Taurasi
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
My Review
I really wanted to love this movie. I really did. I know it feels a bit derivative of a few other films but whatever. It was fun to see Nicolas Cage be both himself and a caricature of himself, all while in the context of characters that he has played throughout his career. Add in Pedro Pascal and you’ve got the makings of a really good buddy comedy. But that’s where the problems start – the movie is great when it is working in the context of their friendship. It falls off of a cliff when Cage takes on a new “role” in the middle of the movie. I love that Cage has had a late-career- comeback (Pig was phenomenal) – this movie just left a lot on the table.
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My Review - 5/10
5/10
