If you’re up for a laugh and have missed seeing Nicholas cage on the big screen then this one is for you. It honestly may seem like just another weird comedic Nicholas cage movie but it’s so much more than that, you just have to see this road to redemption.
Now you may be thinking oh it’s just another nick cage movie where it’s all about him. In the beginning it may really seem like that but don’t fret my friends because it goes into a whole different direction.
The film is shot through with plenty of nods and winks. Nicolas Cage is a fictionalized version of himself who finds himself writing a movie for him to star in, which coincidentally turns out to not be about him at all. Imagine that!
All these events turn up after the disgraced actor is in the verge of financial ruin and being forgotten by Hollywood. Like anyone who’s always focused on just himself, he has alienated himself from his wife and daughter and is living in a hotel. Now the funny part of his character is he is being tormented by his younger self, who he calls Nicky. In an act of salvaging anything, he takes on a gig that will pay him $1 million for just showing up at a birthday party of a rich super fan named Javi, played by Pedro Pascal.
Perhaps the best thing about this film is that Nicolas Cage pokes immense fun at himself throughout the entire film. There’s a part in the film where mega-fan Javi shows Cage his Nic Cage shrine—complete with National Treasure posters, Face/Off wax statue, and funny enough a Nic Cage sequin pillow.
Massive Talent calls out the chainsaw from Mandy, Cage’s stunningly gorgeous experimental movie from 2018, and Cage’s iconic “Not the bees!” line from the film, The Wicker Man. There are many sequences that come straight out of the actor’s filmography track with moments or scenes faithfully recreated, but funny enough there are few mentions of the actor himself; so it’s more of a tribute to all the roles he’s played in the past.
Being a mega-fan, Javi and the film itself are obsessed with passion and are unconcerned with looking “silly” or “ridiculous,” capturing the authentic feelings and experiences.
In this film it’s clear, Nick Cage serves as a stand-in not for Nic Cage, but for passion. By the end of the film, you’ll see why the real Nic is so insistent on keeping the characters separate. Now you will def it be entertained throughout the entire film filled with laughter, although when the third act hits you may find yourself not laughing as much. Is it still worth it to watch… of course it is… it’s a Nicolas cage film that actually not too serious and allows the actor to show the funnier side of himself.
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