Synopsis
When reformed criminal Paul Maguire's (Nicolas Cage) daughter is kidnapped, he falls back on old habits that lead him down a dark and bloody path of revenge, betrayal and long buried secrets. When reformed criminal Paul Maguire's (Nicolas Cage) daughter is kidnapped, he falls back on old habits that lead him down a dark and bloody path of revenge, betrayal and long buried secrets. Reviews
Piles on the foreign accents and paint-by-numbers brutality, all served up with a grim, operatic self-seriousness that gives Cage's antihero little room to maneuver.
Cage may not always be easy on the eyes, but at his best, you can't turn away from him, because you never really know what he'll do next. But here, the actor plays it drab and dour.
There isn't an original frame or line of dialogue in Rage.
It's hard to say this is the worst film Nicolas Cage has ever made - there are just too many contenders to choose from. But it's near the bottom.
Rage is so full of cliché, convention and just plain odd narrative choices that it can't get out of its own way.
The latest in a parade of cheesy, derivative action-thrillers that erstwhile A-list actor Nicolas Cage has recently starred in, presumably as a quick cash grab.
Cast and credits
| Actors | Nicolas Cage, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, Danny Glover |
| Producers | Michael Mendelsohn, Richard Rionda Del Castro |
| Director | Paco Cabezas |
| Writers | Jim Agnew, Sean Keller |
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