The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent [4K UHD]

This is one of the best buddy cop/heist/bromance movies in recent memory. Pedro Pascal and Nic Cage are fantastic together, and their back and forth is absolutely hilarious. The movie is surprisingly sweet and heartfelt as well. 9/10.

This is one of my favorite Nicholas Cage movies. Very well made, lots of laughs, great story and fun all the way to the end.

The DVD was fine but the case is completely broken, it won't even close, and falls apart when you open it. I requested a replacement from Amazon and they did it so it's not all bad I guess.EDIT: The movie is hilarious, 10/10 stars.

Omg the movie was so Massively awesome. Pedro Pascal scene-stealing performance is his best yet. Cage and Pascal's Bromance is one for the ages

"Paddington 2" has a perfect 100 score on Rotton Tomatoes and is the most adored film of all time.This film stars Nicolas Cage is the title role which clues you in to look for irony. Cage is down on his luck and agrees to travel to Spain to meet Javi (Pedro Pascal) a major fan who wants Cage to star in a film for which he has written a screen play. The two start a bromance and then the CIA contacts Cage and informs him Javi is a kidnapper.The film is smartly done especially if you are familiar with the various films done by Cage. It seems the French, who loved Jerry Lewis also love Cage. It was an unexpected joy.Looks like I have to add Paddington 2 to my watch list.Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

To paraphrase a famous quote from Voltaire, “If Nicolas Cage did not exist, it would be necessary for cult movie fans to invent him.” From the early days of his career, when he appeared in films like “Raising Arizona” and “Vampire’s Kiss,” Cage has specialized in playing off-center characters in offbeat movies. And as his career has increasingly descended to direct-to-video fare, he still finds characters and films with cult appeal and throws himself wholeheartedly into the portrayals. Cage has made many terrible films but few truly uninteresting ones. But after years in B-Movie purgatory, Cage has found the most Nicolas Cage role imaginable. He plays a somewhat fictionalized version of himself in “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.” With Cage as Cage and a plot that pays homage to dozens of the actor’s earlier films, the result is a delightful romp.The fictional Cage’s career is in big trouble as “Massive Talent” begins. Thanks to some questionable spending habits and even more questionable role selections, he’s deeply in debt. In desperation, he accepts a million-dollar offer to appear at the birthday party of Javi (Pedro Pascal), a multi-millionaire who’s a big fan. Javi worships Cage and his career, with an entire wing in the house dedicated to Cage memorabilia. At first, Cage only wants to do the minimum possible to earn his fee. But when he realizes he and Javi share many of the same film interests, he warms up to his host, and the two become friends.While the story of Cage and Javi might make for an entertaining film on its own, writer/director Tom Gormican surrounds it with a subplot that seems borrowed from a typical Nicolas Cage, direct-to-video effort. Cage learns Javi may have gained his immense wealth through a life of crime. He could be an international mob boss who kidnapped the daughter of a neighboring country’s President. Through agents Tiffany Haddish and Ike Barinholtz, the CIA recruits Cage to spy on Javi and locate the missing girl. This plot development leads to plenty of mindless car chases and shootouts. In other words, it’s about what you’d expect in a typical Nicolas Cage action film.When “Massive Talent” focuses on Cage, his friendship with Javi, and his relationship with ex-wife Sharon Horgan and daughter (who also show up at Javi’s estate), the movie is an enjoyable treat for film buffs. Gormican includes shout outs to both highlights (“Con-Air”) and lowlights (“Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”) of Cage’s career. The actor knows the exact type of movie he’s in and approaches his role with deadly seriousness, even as he goes through several of his most ridiculous screen moments. He even has a few scenes playing opposite a phantom younger version of himself from his “Valley Girl” days. Cage is matched perfectly by Pedro Pascal, who proves as zany as Cage (Javi’s goal in life is to write the screenplay for Cage’s next film). Against them, Sharon Horgan gives a grounded performance as the only sensible person in the room.The only thing holding back “Massive Talent” is the lame kidnapping subplot. Haddish and Barinholtz are more frantic than funny. The action scenes are mediocre, but not bad enough to be funny. These scenes won’t attract anyone to the movie and wind up distracting those who loved the inspired Cage/Pascal bromance. I had the feeling that Gormican felt obligated to use a typical Cage framework for a most untypical Cage film.In other hands, “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” could have been a cheap attempt to cash in on Nicolas Cage’s name and reputation. But director Gormican (whose previous filmography is very slim) understands the actor and appreciates both Cage and the movies in general. The script (which undoubtedly had considerable input from Cage) goes from parody to homage but rarely becomes completely silly. And the film benefits enormously from lively performances by Cage and Pascal and a solid one from Horgan. “Massive Talent” is not a film for some people’s tastes. However, anyone who has ever chuckled at one of Cage’s direct-to-video efforts or stayed around to enjoy every minute of “Face/Off” or “National Treasure” will find this movie massively entertaining.

This is an engaging flick! Similar to Burt Reynolds in 'The Last Movie Star' Cage is seeking a comeback, somewhat desperately! A super fan has written a screenplay and he invites Cage to his home to evaluate the offer! "Dogs and Cats living together!" as this goes OFF THE RAILS into the surreal with modern-day Nic conversing and 'other' with his younger self! Reenactments of images from some of his previous films, occasionally uncomfortable to watch, at other times I laughed. It is a sight to behold, difficult to explain, has to be seen to be appreciated! Famous faces. Swearing.