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      The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

      2022, Comedy/Action, 1h 46m

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      Smart, funny, and wildly creative, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent presents Nicolas Cage in peak gonzo form -- and he's matched by Pedro Pascal's scene-stealing performance. Read critic reviews

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      With some terrific performances and a lot of meta laughs, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a great time for Nicolas Cage fans. Read audience reviews

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      Nicolas Cage stars as... Nick Cage in the action-comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) 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. With a career built for this very moment, the seminal award-winning actor must take on the role of a lifetime: Nick Cage.

      • Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexual References|Violence)

      • Genre: Comedy, Action

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Tom Gormican

      • Producer: Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Kristin Burr, Kevin Turen

      • Writer: Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $20.2M

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      • Distributor: Lionsgate

      • Production Co: Saturn Films, Burr! Productions

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      • Jun 21, 2022

        Generally good, but with a few superfluous scenes that dragged on too long. And the humor was at times a bit forced. Otherwise I appreciated the incredibly meta nature of this story.

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      • May 30, 2022

        They could have made this movie a massive fanservice to Nic Cage and I would have been entirely satisfied, and while the fanservice is here, it's actually respectfully restrained for an overall wildly enjoyable bromance action-comedy. Nic Cage and Pedro Pascal both give excellent performances, among their best ever, and their friendship is the heart and soul of the movie. It's meta-humor is charming and it definitively knows the type of movie it is and comments on it, as well as the industry as a whole in a humorous way. If I wish for anything, I guess I wish it was a little funnier. I was chuckling pretty consistently throughout the film, but their were never huge belly laughs for me anyway. Still, it's an immensely charming movie with great leads, charming comedy, and some solid action sequences.

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      • May 02, 2022

        It is occasionally amusing but it really isn't all that original, in fact it is frustratingly predictable. Also, the movie is a little too safe with even Cage's image as a "crazy guy" feeling carefully managed by the movie.

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