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If you like Nicolas Cage, you'll love The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

For all the good or bad reasons, everybody knows Nicolas Cage. Personally, I remember him from National Treasure and Next. But other films I've seen starring him were just a blur. To be honest, I would've missed this movie if it wasn't for the PR team's genius work. You see, the film was named “Cage's super mission”, which itself is 100% drawling all the eyeballs. I really haven't watched a film with Cage in it, but I've heard things and am sort of hesitate to watch it. But eventually I've seen it, and here's what happens.

Right at the start, we are reminded how great Nicolas is by showing some clips of Con Air. After that, we've seen Cage was in his mid-life crisis. His career was stuck, his family was falling apart, and he has no money. As a result, he got no choice to take a job to participate in a rich man's birthday party. As it turns out this is exactly what he needed. The rich man is a huge fan of Nicolas Cage, and they just bond right after they met. At the same time, CIA think the rich man is a huge cartel leader and wanted to use Cage to arrest the guy. So the story begins.

First thing first, this is a comedy with some action scenes in it. Alright, once we clear that up, this movie is absolutely gorgeous! The plot is obviously inspired by the rumors and scandals of Nicolas Cage himself. We kind of know that he's struggling in recent years, but to let he act as himself and face these problem is a bold move. I can say without a doubt that this pay off massively. To see Cage himself facing his issues is so satisfying. And to see Cage start an adventure heavily based on his experience is very interesting. Spoiler alert. In the end, Cage really confront his problems, kill his demons and become a better person. This is a journey of how a struggled, broken man find his way back. And it's a brilliant journey.

In summary, this film is for all the Nicolas Cage fans. You don't even need to be a fanatic one to enjoy it. I'd recommend it to everyone who know him.