The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022 Drama | Comedy
68%

Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, Nick Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' is surprisingly sweet and funny

Nick Cage (Nicolas Cage) has been passed over for one too many roles and, in order to get clear of some debts and to ponder his next career move, he accepts an invitation to go to Spain and meet a superfan (Pedro Pascal) who offers him $1 million to visit. While there, it's revealed that two CIA agents (Tiffany Haddish, Ike Barinholtz) are monitoring the superfan who just happens to be an arms dealer...

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