For hardcore fans of his complete movie catalogue, there are too many easter eggs to count. For the less obsessive it references enough of his mainstream fare to still make you a co-conspirator in the mirth. It definitely relies on you finding the actor’s core character amusing.

Cage plays a version of Cage that is in need of a career (and financial) bump after losing out on a work-defining role. He accepts a lucrative invitation to attend a birthday party for Javi Gutierrez (Pedro Pascal) who may or may not be a criminal. The film relies heavily on the chemistry between the two.

Building such a reliance on Cage and Pascal to sell the friend angle is a slight misstep and the two don’t really shine together. The jokes are also a bit more amusing than laugh out loud funny. If you are a fan of the Cagester you will love almost every moment of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent for the rest of us it’s merely convivial.
Rob Hudson
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Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalised version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a super fan (Pascal).

When things take a wildly dangerous turn, Cage is forced to live up to his own legend, channelling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters in order to save himself and his loved ones.

With a career built for this very moment, the Academy Award® winning iconic actor must take on the role of a lifetime: himself.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent will be released in Australian cinemas April 21!
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