There's some miserable people out there who couldn't find the joy in this film. If you've ever enjoyed an over the top Cage performance, you'll find flashes of that here, but interspersed with some actual good Cage acting, which only makes you enjoy the whoops and flamboyance even more when they come.
Cage playing Cage by definition adds meaning to the performance, and draws you into the story. You can buy the initial situation, as it rings true. If you can go along with this central deceit (or not deceit?), this buys a lot of credit and is a shortcut into caring about the characters.
And the story and action is fun! The whole film is very likeable, and generates a decent number of proper laughs. Pascal is excellent, as are the rest of the cast.
Go into this without cynicism (as a lot of the ridiculous negative reviews are flooded with), and you'll find this thoroughly watchable.
Cage playing Cage by definition adds meaning to the performance, and draws you into the story. You can buy the initial situation, as it rings true. If you can go along with this central deceit (or not deceit?), this buys a lot of credit and is a shortcut into caring about the characters.
And the story and action is fun! The whole film is very likeable, and generates a decent number of proper laughs. Pascal is excellent, as are the rest of the cast.
Go into this without cynicism (as a lot of the ridiculous negative reviews are flooded with), and you'll find this thoroughly watchable.
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