SummaryCreatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Nicolas Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most icon... Read More
Directed By:Tom Gormican
Written By:Tom Gormican, Kevin Etten
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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Generally Favorable
68
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7.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
77% Positive
40 Reviews
40 Reviews
21% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Apr 23, 2022
100
The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent offers something for hardcore Cage fans, cinephiles, or anyone looking for something refreshing and unique. It’s original, funny, dramatic, and action-packed without the tonal whiplash one might expect from such an ambitious narrative.
Apr 21, 2022
80
The real heart and soul of the picture is Cage’s on-screen bromance with Pedro Pascal’s Javi. Their chemistry carries the movie into far more memorable territory, and more than makes up for a few of the film’s less-interesting elements.
User score
Generally Favorable
69% Positive
149 Ratings
149 Ratings
27% Mixed
58 Ratings
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4% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Feb 18, 2024
10
Truly one of the best Nick Cage movies and Pedro Pascal movies. I was roaring with laughter to the point where it hurt. This is a must buy to have in my physical library personally.
Mar 23, 2023
10
I love that Movie. I Like Nicolas Cage as an Actor. Funny Movie. Cage the mann
Mar 14, 2022
78
If you’re a Cage superfan, then you’re guaranteed to revel in the bounty of references to his filmography. But even if you’re not (though you will become one after this movie), this is an emotional, engaging, funny, riveting film.
Mar 17, 2022
75
The film works like gangbusters, and it’s a terrific vehicle for Cage, but not for the reasons people might expect.
Apr 20, 2022
67
The fundamental disconnect behind Massive Talent, besides its deliberately shaky tonal shifts, is that it feels like a career corrective for a man whose career shouldn’t need one.
Apr 20, 2022
60
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent knows that what it has going for it is Nicolas Cage, and Nicolas Cage is what makes this otherwise forgettable comedy worth the watch. It’s not necessarily only for super fans, but super fans will be richly rewarded by this love letter to Cage, who, remember, never went away.
Apr 22, 2022
20
With the filmmakers almost palpably high-fiving between these takes, it’s no surprise they wind up with a star performance that has to count as one of this star’s most strenuous. Treated as this zoo exhibit, he isn’t unleashed to express himself creatively. He’s caged.
Mar 9, 2023
10
A genuinely perfect genre mash up with a hilarious balance of satire and meta humour. I’d love to see more of Pedro Pascal and Nick Cage in comedies together
Feb 16, 2025
6
Just a flat-out fun film to watch. Ridiculous and at some moments meta this is an easy one to enjoy. Not a must watch, but good for a laid back movie night.
Oct 1, 2024
6
Paradise for Nic Cage fans, as Nic Cage plays a slightly fictionalized version of Nic Cage, travels overseas to visit an obsessive Nic Cage fan, argues with an imaginary friend (younger, crazier Nic Cage), combats a drug kingpin (not Nic Cage) and writes a movie. Want to guess which Hollywood celebrity he casts in the leading role? Wacky, tongue-in-cheek and overtly meta-conscious, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent sees Cage leaning into his well-earned public image, embracing his noted private eccentricities and having some fun with his status as a world-class weirdo. He finds a capable partner in Pedro Pascal, who flaunts an impressive set of comedic chops as the aforementioned international fanboy. Together, they see sights and enjoy luxuries while discussing life, love and their favorite cinematic Cage-isms in the same breath. This is fun while it lasts, longer than I'd expect in fact, but eventually we do have to move on from the knowing winks and silly dialogue. At that transitional moment, it fades quickly, in a desperate effort to connect the most effective bits of the first two acts with a grander arching metaphor that's mismatched at best. Lame stuff, really; a limp follow-through to what had been a sharp, intelligent cluster of joyous mayhem up to that point. While the getting's good, it's a wickedly entertaining ride, but that last half-hour feels like work.
Jan 10, 2024
3
Le grand Nicolas a toujours autant… de talent ! et il le démontre encore une fois pendant presque… trois quarts d’heure… avec des hauts et des bas, certes… mais tout de même ! Lorsqu’il joue son propre rôle d’acteur esseulé, il est encore et toujours… prodigieux. Hélas, mille fois hélas, ce qui semblait s’apparenter à une sorte de « JCVD » ne débouche au bout d’un certain temps que sur une énième pantalonnade de comédie amerloque de merde, volontiers bouffonne et hystéro-bouffonne… Monsieur Cage se retrouve alors en roue libre, ballotté dans cette connerie de script de merde, de scénario de merde dans (encore)… un film de merde !Nous voilà bien marri et fortement déçu, car bien évidemment, ce film à l’humour décalé, voire absurde n’a rien à voir avec le film ‘JCVD’, lequel a vraiment tiré profit de son acteur (esseulé lui aussi), tout en profitant avec intelligence du ‘quatrième mur’ comme on dit ! Rien de cela ou plutôt pas très longtemps, car lorsqu’il arrive à Majorque, ça commence (déjà) à partir en vrille… Dommage, car quelques moments du film sont bien drôles… mais quelques moments seulement. En tout cas, Nicolas Cage est féru de voitures anciennes à ce qu’il paraît, et il a un goût exquis en la matière… on voit au début du film qu’il se promène dans la plus discrète, la plus élegante des Ferrari : la 412 ! tout simplement incroyable.
May 22, 2022
2
This is the worst movie I've seen in a while. No story whatsoever. Don't waste your time!
Production Company:
- Lionsgate
- Saturn Films
- Burr! Productions
Release Date:Apr 22, 2022
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:R
Tagline:This Spring, a Hollywood legend will become a real life hero.
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Awards
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards
• 4 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Critics Choice Super Awards
• 2 Nominations




























