The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022
R
1h 47m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

162K

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Moviestar Nick Cage is channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan and a CIA agent.Moviestar Nick Cage is channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan and a CIA agent.Moviestar Nick Cage is channeling his iconic characters as he's caught between a superfan and a CIA agent.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

162K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

882

153

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 24 nominations

Trivia
Nicolas Cage thought Javi was the best written character in the movie, so much so he even asked to trade parts, as he thought playing his own biggest fan was more meta than playing himself. It wasn't until Pedro Pascal was cast that Cage eventually relented.

Goofs
Javi loads the shotgun with an empty shell.

Quotes
Nick Cage: Paddington 2 is incredible.
Javi Gutierrez: I fucking told you.

Crazy credits
Nicolas Cage is credited twice in the end titles: under his own name Nicolas Cage, playing "Nick Cage", and also under the name Nicolas Kim Coppola (his real birth name), playing "Nicky".

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Tiffany Haddish/Chloe Sevigny/Company/Aric Improta (2022)

Soundtracks
How Do I Live
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Trisha Yearwood

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Featured review

7/10

A fading movie star and his biggest fan

This is a love letter to Nicholas Cage that I never really saw coming, but left me thoroughly entertained. He is a ton of fun in this movie, fully embracing the off-the-wall concept and sharing a delightful chemistry with Pedro Pascal. A good deal of the film is spent on the aimless conversations between the two, and these scenes are a joy to watch.

The story is chock full of goings-on, and while the midsection does sag a bit, I loved the overall vibe and the transparent celebration of Cage's ... *checks notes* ... "nouveau shamanic acting ability". The marketing for this movie may have been a head-scratcher, but I had a lot of fun with the end product.