Nicolas Cage... Again...

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2009)

Sean Connery carries this movie. If any actor besides Connery was tried to star next to the Charisma Destroyer (Nicolas Cage), he would've failed.
Despite Cage I actually really enjoy this movie. It has an interesting lead villain, great performances by Ed Harris, Sean Connery, and John Spencer; a good plot, and good special effects.
It is a "Turn your brain off" action flick, but the motives of the villains are actually interesting to think about (to me anyway).
There is some stereotyping, but overall the movie is extremely entertaining...
EXCEPT FOR NICOLAS CAGE!!! HOW DOES THIS MAN KEEP FINDING WORK!!! I HAVE YET TO SEE HIM ACT IN A FILM!!! Whenever he utters a line, I want to scream "Shut-up Nicolas Cage!!! Leave!!! I want to see what Mr. Connery's doing!" (i.e. "It's you. You're the Rocket Man..." - Worst... delivery... ever.) Thankfully, the movie doesn't focus on him all the time. There is sufficient diversion with the villains, the other actors, and the special effects to distract from Cage's performance.
That said, Cage in a starring role automatically adds a -3 modifier.
6/10. Good action, interesting lead villain (Harris), good performances by most of the cast, worth a look if you ignore Nicolas Cage, which you can easily do with everything else going on.
A NOTE ABOUT NICOLAS CAGE - The -3 modifier will disappear if I see a film where he engages in the art of "acting." I don't know him, he could be a nice person, but I would like to see actors... act... or try to act... in a movie.