Nic Cage with another low budget "movie with guns" B-Movie, and another Saturn Films production. He shot this back to back with the much-worse "Running with the devil", seriously - skip that one and watch this instead. I wish Nic all the best with his financial troubles, but if the B-Movies keep coming then I cant complain.
This film is amateurish in some ways, awful music and sound design (the gun sound effects are good but everything else is muffled) and some cheesy sets, but it's somehow better than the sum of its parts. The plot is full of disconnected threads, vaguely revolving around a diamond. The segments are like mini-movies, confusing me and leaving me hanging for half the running time. But these segments were well-written enough to keep me watching (and eventually it all came together).
Still, I kept wondering "Where the hell is Cage?" He shows up in the beginning and disappears for 45+ minutes. Typical of these recent Cage films, it feels like a bait and switch with him on the cover and the plot not really revolving around him. And with him executive producing it seems like he's doing a quick flip with some cheap actors. But he eventually comes back into the picture with his awful fake beard, a few "Cage moments" and some decent set pieces and writing.
On the Cage Scale this is a 7, but back in reality it's a 5. A mixed bag for sure, but worth it for Cagers. Give it a shot if you know what you're getting into
This film is amateurish in some ways, awful music and sound design (the gun sound effects are good but everything else is muffled) and some cheesy sets, but it's somehow better than the sum of its parts. The plot is full of disconnected threads, vaguely revolving around a diamond. The segments are like mini-movies, confusing me and leaving me hanging for half the running time. But these segments were well-written enough to keep me watching (and eventually it all came together).
Still, I kept wondering "Where the hell is Cage?" He shows up in the beginning and disappears for 45+ minutes. Typical of these recent Cage films, it feels like a bait and switch with him on the cover and the plot not really revolving around him. And with him executive producing it seems like he's doing a quick flip with some cheap actors. But he eventually comes back into the picture with his awful fake beard, a few "Cage moments" and some decent set pieces and writing.
On the Cage Scale this is a 7, but back in reality it's a 5. A mixed bag for sure, but worth it for Cagers. Give it a shot if you know what you're getting into