![]() ![]() His relationship with his ex-wife Olivia and daughter Addy is also marred by years of emotional neglect. Hollywood actor Nicolas "Nick" Cage is struggling with his career after being passed over for several major film roles and is constantly pestered and tormented by "Nicky", who appears to him as his younger (and more successful) self. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and chemistry of Cage and Pascal, but performed poorly at the box office, grossing only $29.1 million against its $30 million budget. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate. Filming began in Croatia on October 5, 2020. It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast including Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris and Tiffany Haddish. This may not be the "real" Nick Cage, but he's awfully fun to be around.The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. But above all, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is truly funny, riffing on obscure nuggets in Cage's filmography ( Guarding Tess, anyone?) and also creating generally wacky humor. Nick's relationship with his family is also touchingly messy, as he struggles to get past his own baggage to connect with them. ![]() The inspired casting of the soulful Pascal begins to round things out as the men bond, at first over their mutual love of Cage and then over more human matters ( Paddington 2 is cleverly used as a lever to execute this change). Yet the movie, co-written by Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten and directed by Gormican, is smart enough to understand that 107 minutes of wild scenery chewing wouldn't be enough (even with the wacky appearances of a youthful, Vampire's Kiss-era "Nicky," who appears to give the current Nick some demented guidance). We can practically feel the second act snapping shut just as Javi suggests that he and Cage "get to work on the third act." Cage playing "himself" is the key here, riffing on the singularly odd and lovable personality quirks he's built up over the course of 100+ movies, including his trademark "Full Cage" over-the-top performances. And this is hardly any kind of visual or structural masterpiece, as was Adaptation (also with Cage). Truthfully, most of the stuff in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent has already appeared in many other meta movies, from Last Action Hero and Being John Malkovich to This Is the End and Always Be My Maybe (the latter of which featured Keanu Reeves in an inspired parody of his star image). While not exactly a profound deep dive into meta-movie-ness, this lovable Nic Cage action-comedy is still a hilarious, playful take on perceived movie star image, personality, and human connections. The film is entertaining throughout and it is benefited if one is familiar with Nicolas Cage. If there are no concerns regarding that, I’d recommend it. The 15+ age rating is more of a suggestion as it really depends on how impressionable one is with drugs and profanity. They face almost no consequences for drug use. Drugs, such as LSD, are consumed by characters which leads to often hilarious results. It is not a huge problem as it is on par with PG-13 levels of severity. There are gunfights and stabbings in the action sequences. (sometimes paired with the F-word) Violence is prevalent in its closing 30 minutes. Religious profanities are present, such as GDs and Jesus as an exclamation. (Around 50-60 of those are casually dropped) Milder terms are also used frequently. Pedro Pascal’s character, Javi, is a scene stealer and is arguably even funnier than Cage himself! There isn’t any other film like this one! However, the dialogue is plagued with many F-bombs. Many of Cage’s older work is referenced, but it is not required to enjoy this film. It is quite funny and it is consistently fun. The bromance between the lead characters is easily the best part and it is the very reason why this film works as well as it does. ![]() Keep in mind, although this site says I’m an adult, I am only 18 therefore my mindset will likely have more in common with teen reviews. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an action/comedy film starring Nicolas Cage as… himself, well, sort of. ![]()
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