The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Year: 2022
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Nicolas Cage & Pedro Pascal
Runtime: 107 mins
BBFC: 15
Published: 12/12/22
Director: Tom Gormican
Starring: Nicolas Cage & Pedro Pascal
Runtime: 107 mins
BBFC: 15
Published: 12/12/22
Nicolas Cage is somewhat of an enigma. A truly one-of-a-kind actor who has delivered a wide range of performances ranging from incredible, to incredibly awful. He also isn’t typified by a single genre or style of character, and honestly you can find him in just about anything because he has done so many films over the years. But one thing that can be said about Cage is that he always gives one hundred and ten percent to any role he plays, and I think that’s why he has become so beloved, especially when he’s starring in a bad film and hilariously hamming it up.
The concept of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent was an instant sell for me, but unfortunately, I missed it in the cinemas. Now available on Amazon Prime, I gave the film a look to see how Nicolas Cage would play himself.
Nicolas Cage’s (Nicolas Cage) acting career has dried up and he is being haunted by a vision of his younger and more successful self. It is here that he decides he will retire from acting, and his agent nabs him a million-dollar deal to be a guest star at billionaire playboy Javi Gutierrez’s (Pedro Pascal) birthday. Once there, Javi tries to convince Nick to remain an actor and star in a film he has written the screenplay for. However, at the same time the CIA have contacted Nick and asked him to spy on Javi, who they believe to be a cartel leader who is holding the daughter of a Catalonian politician hostage. Nick finds himself in a difficult situation, where his friendship with Javi is strained by his own moral code.
The concept of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent was an instant sell for me, but unfortunately, I missed it in the cinemas. Now available on Amazon Prime, I gave the film a look to see how Nicolas Cage would play himself.
Nicolas Cage’s (Nicolas Cage) acting career has dried up and he is being haunted by a vision of his younger and more successful self. It is here that he decides he will retire from acting, and his agent nabs him a million-dollar deal to be a guest star at billionaire playboy Javi Gutierrez’s (Pedro Pascal) birthday. Once there, Javi tries to convince Nick to remain an actor and star in a film he has written the screenplay for. However, at the same time the CIA have contacted Nick and asked him to spy on Javi, who they believe to be a cartel leader who is holding the daughter of a Catalonian politician hostage. Nick finds himself in a difficult situation, where his friendship with Javi is strained by his own moral code.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent can be summed up in a single word. Silly. But it’s the good kind of silly. It’s an utterly bonkers espionage thriller driven by the fantastic performances from Cage and Pascal. Crucially, the film is funny, and it uses that humour to great effect because aside from the appeal of watching Nick Cage be Nick Cage fooling around with a very giddy Pedro Pascal, there’s not an awful lot else there.
I mean the action sequences are fine but mostly unremarkable, the performances from all other cast members are pretty forgettable, and the CIA storyline is mostly nonsense. But despite all this, you will have a good time if you like dumb fun buddy comedies, because Unbearable Weight has it in spades.
It is a shame that almost every other component of the film is so astoundingly average because if the film had a tighter narrative or better action sequences then this would have likely received a must watch recommendation from me. But as it stands, unless you’re a big fan of Nicolas Cage or Pedro Pascal, there’s no other reason to watch this film. If you’re a fan of either (or both) of these tremendous actors then The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent will be an absolute riot for you, but if you’re looking for anything else then maybe give the film a pass.
I mean the action sequences are fine but mostly unremarkable, the performances from all other cast members are pretty forgettable, and the CIA storyline is mostly nonsense. But despite all this, you will have a good time if you like dumb fun buddy comedies, because Unbearable Weight has it in spades.
It is a shame that almost every other component of the film is so astoundingly average because if the film had a tighter narrative or better action sequences then this would have likely received a must watch recommendation from me. But as it stands, unless you’re a big fan of Nicolas Cage or Pedro Pascal, there’s no other reason to watch this film. If you’re a fan of either (or both) of these tremendous actors then The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent will be an absolute riot for you, but if you’re looking for anything else then maybe give the film a pass.