The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent review - Nicolas Cage plays himself in the surreal new movie that is smarter than you'd expect.
as a fictionalised version of himself called Nick Cage. Having just been turned down for a dream role, he decides to accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan, in order to stave off financial ruin.
might not change that, given that it premiered at a film festival and festival premieres often lead to overblown praise.ends up being about so much more than you'd expect – and much smarter than the Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage hook could have you thinking.The early signs though aren't promising though, we have to admit. We meet Nick Cage when he goes a bit too far at an audition with David Gordon Green about his new movie, a part that he doesn't end up getting.
All of a sudden, you realise the movie was blindsiding you with your own expectations, playing on them while wanting to be more than its ingenious hook. Nick isn't the person that Javi expected, and he's constantly wanting him to be this ideal we've all created. The 'Cage Rage' we've seen on screen isn't the actor himself – it's a performance.