Nic Cage can be a lead weight sometimes, but he doesn't overact and ruin this one. His character exists in a surreal mid-point between responsible husband and habitual offender with a thing for convenience stores. It's the husband part that gives him the most trouble.
It's definitely style over substance, but it's Coen style, which means wonderful dialogue and a fantastic chase scene.
If you still need convincing, it also stars Holly Hunter and John Goodman!
4 new babies out of 5
I absolutely adore this film.
ReplyDeleteCage at some of his best.
William Forsythe played a real scary character in Boardwalk Empire. It took me an ep or 2 to wipe the memory of him in this film to fear him. XD
4 cannisters of anti-theft dye out of 5