Nicolas Cage’s New Film Unbearable Weight Receives a Perfect Score on Rotten Tomatoes

In his newest movie, “The Insufferable Weight of Large Expertise,” the Oscar winner stars as a fictionalized model of himself — and the action-comedy has earned a uncommon excellent rating on Rotten Tomatoes following its premiere at South by Southwest competition on Saturday.

Though there are presently solely 17 early evaluations on the location — and the 100% critics’ rating could later drop — it nonetheless marks a career-best for Cage as “Insufferable Weight” is the highest-rated film out of the 170 of the actor’s movies listed on Rotten Tomatoes, per The Hollywood Reporter.

A handful of Cage’s motion pictures are licensed contemporary (above 60%) on Rotten Tomatoes, with a number of motion pictures having obtained a rating above 90% on the Tomatometer, together with “Pig” (2021) — which obtained a 96% rating –, “Crimson Rock West” (1993) — which scored 97% –, and “Moonstruck” (1987) — which earned a 94% rating. As well as, Cage received an Oscar for his efficiency in 1995’s “Leaving Las Vegas,” which has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 91%.

The synopsis for “The Insufferable Weight of Large Expertise,” per Lionsgate, reads, “Creatively unfulfilled and dealing with monetary damage, the fictionalized model of Cage should settle for a $1 million supply to attend the birthday of a harmful superfan (Pedro Pascal). Issues take a wildly sudden flip when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and compelled to dwell as much as his personal legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters as a way to save himself and his family members. With a profession constructed for this very second, the seminal award-winning actor should tackle the function of a lifetime: Nick Cage.”

Indiewire dubbed the movie “one of many funniest motion pictures of the yr,” noting that there’s “one thing for everybody.” Selection mentioned the comedy “has a delirious good time poking enjoyable at Nicolas Cage, celebrating every little thing that makes him Nicolas Cage,” whereas THR described the film as “a romp aimed toward cultists who’ve sought out the Loopy Cage performances and forgiven the misfires in between.” RogerEbert.com mentioned, “The filmmakers pull from each nook of Cage’s filmography to craft one thing transcendent,” and Deadline wrote, “Cage is ideal within the function of his life — actually.”

“The Insufferable Weight of Large Expertise,” which hits theaters April 2022, additionally stars Ike Barinholtz, Sharon Horgan, Neil Patrick Harris, Lily Sheen, Jacob Scipio and Alessandra Mastronardi. Cage additionally serves as a producer.