I really wanted to love this movie. I really did. I know it feels a bit derivative of a few other films but whatever. It was fun to see Nicolas Cage be both himself and a caricature of himself, all while in the context of characters that he has played throughout his career. Add in Pedro Pascal and you've got the makings of a really good buddy comedy. But that's where the problems start - the movie is great when it is working in the context of their friendship. It falls off of a cliff when Cage takes on a new "role" in the middle of the movie. I love that Cage has had a late-career- comeback (Pig was phenomenal) - this movie just left a lot on the table.
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I really wanted to love this movie. I really did. I know it feels a bit derivative of a few other films but whatever. It was fun to see Nicolas Cage be both himself and a caricature of himself, all while in the context of characters that he has played throughout his career. Add in Pedro Pascal and you've got the makings of a really good buddy comedy. But that's where the problems start - the movie is great when it is working in the context of their friendship. It falls off of a cliff when Cage takes on a new "role" in the middle of the movie. I love that Cage has had a late-career- comeback (Pig was phenomenal) - this movie just left a lot on the table.
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