The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.
Film details
| Film Title | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 107mins |
| Year | 2022 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Tom Gormican |
| Actors | Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish |
| Language | English |
| AKA | Cage on Cage |
| Showings |
A cash-strapped Nicolas Cage agrees to make a paid appearance at a billionaire super fan’s birthday party, but is really an informant for the CIA since the billionaire fan is a drug kingpin and gets cast in a Tarantino movie.
It’s a cash-in on Cage’s meme-y notoriety, yes, but it’s also an assertion of the genuine, if shaggy, movie star charisma that gave him a career at all.
★★★★
The film rockets through its more conventional, action-comedy finale purely because both actors throw themselves wholeheartedly into the slapstick. It’s a big win for Pascal.
★★★★
Not only is the film a tongue-in-cheek, cleverly meta tribute to one of Hollywood’s most mercurial actors, it’s also a light-hearted delight that reminds us how fun movies can be.
★★★★
