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Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage & Jay Baruchel & Jon Turteltaub—
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
,
Kick-Ass
—4/3/10
[Cage:] I like to take bad sounds and just see if I can make them sound good...And I make it extra-hard on myself. But otherwise it's not interesting for me. You know, so I'm always tryin' to mess it up a little bit, or subvert it.
Windtalkers (2002)
Adaptation (2002)
Matchstick Men (2003)
National Treasure (2004)
It's bad news when a Bruckheimer movie makes one downright nostalgic for
The Rock
...
Lord of War (2005)
The Weather Man (2005)
World Trade Center (2006)
Despite what you may have heard,
World Trade Center
isn't entirely apolitical, just understated in its commentary.
The Ant Bully (2006)
Has an ace in its anthill...political allegory that separates this one from the pack.
The Wicker Man (2006)
Next (2007)
The earnestness of Cage and tough-as-nails Moore backfires in the face of godawful dialogue and a very poorly established central conceit.
Ghost Rider (2007)
Call this the Legend of the 500-Mile Pothole.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
The cinematic equivalent of the guy who runs up to a cop, grabs the cop's hat, throws it to the ground and takes a shit on it. One is left a bit speechless.
Face/Off (1997)
This is your action movie on drugs—any questions?
Astro Boy (2009)
What
Astro Boy
has in spades are energy, good humor, and the demolition-derby action of a superhero smash-up, reasons enough to recommend it to grade-school boys.
Kick-Ass (2010)
On the page and on the screen,
Kick-Ass
riffs on the wish-fulfillment afforded by tales of derring-do and the ill-advisedness of taking on the task in real life.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010)
This PG-rated Jerry Bruckheimer production is slick as an oiled weasel: larded with fancy special effects, canned romance, corny humor and a general lack of sophistication.
Moonstruck (1987)
Wears its off-balance as a badge of pride.
Drive Angry 3D (2011)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Figgis puts a desperate drunk front and center and demands we deal with him and the Jungian shadow he casts.
Honeymoon in Vegas (1992)
The romantic comedy version of its setting: an overgrown theme park that momentarily amuses, wears down the body and spirit, but mentally stays behind.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
The Croods (2013)
Appears to have been market-tested to within an inch of its life, so despite a theme of finding the capacity to evolve, the picture remains mired in the tar pit of formula.
Snowden (2016)
Born on the Fourth of July
for millennials...Stone effectively streamlines Snowden’s story for mass consumption, edification, and identification.
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