The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022 Drama | Comedy
68%

A fictionalised version of Nicolas Cage must accept a $1million offer to attend the birthday of dangerous super-fan Javi Gutierrez. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Nick is recruited by CIA operative Vivian and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters to save himself and his loved ones. Comedy, starring Cage alongside Pedro Pascal, Tiffany Haddish and Neil Patrick Harris

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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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