Synopsis
Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageNick Cage / Nicky
- Pedro PascalJavi Gutierrez
- Sharon HorganOlivia
- Ike BarinholtzMartin
- Alessandra MastronardiGabriela
- Jacob ScipioCarlos
- Lily Mo SheenAddy Cage
- Neil Patrick HarrisRichard Fink
- Tiffany HaddishVivian
- Paco LeónLucas Gutierrez
Recommandations
- 91
IndieWire
Though movie references and Cage quotes abound, there’s something for everyone in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. It’s one of the funniest movies of the year. - 88
RogerEbert.com
Filled with easter eggs for fans of any facet of Cage's career, the filmmakers don’t place a judgment on which of his films have the most value, understanding that a favorite film is intimate and personal, and that what matters is that it does resonate on some level. - 83
The Playlist
In Gormican’s uproarious The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage delivers a crowd-pleasing triumph that reminds audiences that he’s always been — no matter the part, no matter the reviews — a star who makes the movies infinitely better just by being him. - 80
Variety
It’s a commercial comedy that has a delirious good time poking fun at Nicolas Cage, celebrating everything that makes him Nicolas Cage — and, in the end, actually becoming a Nicolas Cage movie, which turns out to be both a cheesy thing and a special thing. - 78
Paste Magazine
If you’re a Cage superfan, then you’re guaranteed to revel in the bounty of references to his filmography. But even if you’re not (though you will become one after this movie), this is an emotional, engaging, funny, riveting film. - 75
Slashfilm
This is a hard film to dislike. Cage brings what you'd expect, Pascal brings even more, and their awkward, adorable, genuine kinship represents how so many of us feel about Cage these days. - 75
Polygon
The film works like gangbusters, and it’s a terrific vehicle for Cage, but not for the reasons people might expect. - 67
The Film Stage
Like Cage, it’s a curious creation, one that never quite matches the ambitions of the man of the hour, but does allow him to poke fun at himself and treat fans to something cathartically silly.
