The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent Review: Meta Comedy Is Cage At His Best
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a unique film, combining genres, seamlessly breaking the fourth wall, and bringing together two of the best actors working today. The idea of Nicolas Cage playing a fictional version of himself seems ludicrous, but director Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the script with Kevin Etten, is skilled at crafting a film that offers just about everything without losing sight of its central story. It also helps that Cage and Pedro Pascal have one of the best bromances in this intensely entertaining, funny, and exciting story that is a reminder why audiences love film.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent follows Nick Cage (Nicolas Cage), an actor whose career has seen a dip over the last few years. He's been trying to land a major studio gig to put him back on the map, but nothing seems to be working. On top of all that, his relationship with his daughter Addy (Lily Mo Sheen) isn't the best because all he can talk about is his work and what he likes. To pay off his debt and divorce fees, Nick decides to quit acting and agrees to appear at the birthday party of billionaire Javi Gutierrez (Pedro Pascal) in Mallorca, Spain for $1 million. While he and Javi get along really well, Nick is tasked by CIA agents (Tiffany Haddish and Ike Barinholtz) to spy on Javi. Naturally, things take a turn.
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is best when it is poking at Cage’s career, as well as in its commentary on the movie industry at large. At one point, Nick Cage and Javi converse about the state of cinema and how difficult it is to capture an audience’s attention — a talky comedy needs a “hook,” after all. The conclusion they
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