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52 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesRogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesFilled with easter eggs for fans of any facet of Cage's career, the filmmakers don’t place a judgment on which of his films have the most value, understanding that a favorite film is intimate and personal, and that what matters is that it does resonate on some level.
- 83The PlaylistRobert DanielsThe PlaylistRobert DanielsIn Gormican’s uproarious The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Cage delivers a crowd-pleasing triumph that reminds audiences that he’s always been — no matter the part, no matter the reviews — a star who makes the movies infinitely better just by being him.
- 80VarietyOwen GleibermanVarietyOwen GleibermanIt’s a commercial comedy that has a delirious good time poking fun at Nicolas Cage, celebrating everything that makes him Nicolas Cage — and, in the end, actually becoming a Nicolas Cage movie, which turns out to be both a cheesy thing and a special thing.
- 78Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonIf you’re a Cage superfan, then you’re guaranteed to revel in the bounty of references to his filmography. But even if you’re not (though you will become one after this movie), this is an emotional, engaging, funny, riveting film.
- 75SlashfilmJacob HallSlashfilmJacob HallThis is a hard film to dislike. Cage brings what you'd expect, Pascal brings even more, and their awkward, adorable, genuine kinship represents how so many of us feel about Cage these days.
- 75PolygonRafael MotamayorPolygonRafael MotamayorThe film works like gangbusters, and it’s a terrific vehicle for Cage, but not for the reasons people might expect.
- 67ColliderRoss BonaimeColliderRoss BonaimeThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent—even when it doesn’t entirely work—shows the dedication and greatness of Cage, the impressive breadth of his career, and proves that Cage is, indeed, back. Not that he went anywhere.
- 60TheWrapMartin TsaiTheWrapMartin Tsai"Massive Talent” goes full fan service–y, tapping into the cult of personality shrouding its lead actor. But the actual finished product feels too inside-baseball; it takes a true Cage aficionado to be in on all the jokes.