Review: ‘The Unbearable Weight of MassiveTalent’ is a parody of a parody, made sweeter by Nicolas Cage's transcendence of the joke at its core.
is not a joke. But “Nicolas Cage,” the idea of the actor, has certainly become one over the last decade or so. It’s a riff—both online and off—akin to saying something like, “Actually themovies are masterpieces.” One says, “Nicolas Cage is a genius,” or sings the praises of one of his myriad B-movies in recent years.
, in which Nicolas Cage plays Nicolas Cage, a parody of a parody that is sweet and sensitive at the center. Directed by, the film is an opportunity to address Cage’s acolytes and sycophants entirely on his own terms—as if their assessment of him ever wasn’t. One hopes that the film, equal parts winsome and dull, will finally put an end to this chapter in the Cage saga. He’s just a good actor who’s a little weird, okay? Enough.
When the film finds its version of Cage, he’s about half washed-up. He’s pursuing a dream role and embarrassing himself in the process, but also fielding a million-dollar offer to make an appearance at a superfan’s birthday party in Mallorca. So he still commands a little respect, only maybe not the right kind. Cage’s family life is in tatters. He’s divorcing his exasperated wife, Olivia , and his teenage daughter, Addy , mostly regards him as an unreliable clown.
Inevitably, hijinks ensue. Cage finds himself entangled with a fearsome arms-dealing family and with CIA agents trying to thwart them. The Cage mega-stan who orchestrated this whole thing is Javi , who seems like a nice, if strange, guy who just wants to make a movie with his hero. The CIA spooks working behind the scenes, though, insist Javi is a menace who’s kidnapped a Spanish politician’s daughter.
As the film rambles along, it does, on enough occasion, remind us not of the Cage caricature who has plagued film discourse throughout the 2000s, but of Cage’s real, unique appeal. When he’s not made to be silly for the delight of the geeks in the audience, Cage is, wouldn’t you know it, naturally silly and affable. There’s a sheepish charm about him, something both world-weary and innocent.seems headed toward romance.
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