GENRE:
Action Comedy
RATING:
R for language, drug use and violence
RUNTIME:
1 hour and 47 minutes
PLATFORM:
Movie Theatre
STARRING:
Nicholas Cage (Face/Off, Con Air, The
Rock, The Croods)
Pedro
Pascal (The Mandalorian); Tiffany
Haddish (Girls Trip)
DIRECTOR:
Tom Gormican (That Awkward Moment)
WRITER:
Gormican (Ghosted)
& Kevin Etten (Ed, Ghosted -TV
Show)
PLOT:
Nicholas Cage agrees to attend a party for a superfan but ends up mixed up the
with CIA.
FULL DISCLOSURE: Liked the title and Nicholas Cage’s involvement.
STORY STUFF: That way pretty fun. The plot is full of meta moments as it walks the line between comedy and action. Lots of the humour comes from Cage just amping his performance to 11. Loved the references to Cage’s IMDb credits as well. There is a definite silliness to the proceeding but I found the pace was well done and I left satisfied with a big grin on my face.
ACTING STUFF: Cage looks like he’s having a blast sending up himself. He gets some good dramatic moments but also gets to go full-on crazy with ‘out-there’ line readings and physicality. Pascal is also a treat to watch as he wears his fandom on his sleeve. There is a wall scene that is just played to perfection. Their fun is infectious.
ARTISTIC STUFF: Not much to comment on here. The location was nice. Cage’s costume choices were interesting.
VERDICT:
Four stars out of five
SEE IT IF:
You like classic Nicholas Cage films like The
Rock.
UPCOMING REVIEW: March/April TV Review
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