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Jul 28, 2023 · Sympathy for the Devil. Glenn Kenny July 28, 2023. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. I’m really not trying to make a cute play on words by calling “Sympathy for the Devil” godawful. Directed by Yuval Adler from a script by Luke Paradise and co-produced by star Nicolas Cage, who's once again leaning hard into his “throwing ...
Jul 28, 2023 · Sympathy for the Devil makes the most of Nicolas Cage's propensity for playing unhinged characters -- and for some viewers, that'll be more than enough to make it worth a watch. Read...
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Jul 24, 2023 · ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Review: An Unhinged Nicolas Cage Drives a Standard if Enjoyable Road Thriller. Joel Kinnaman co-stars in Yuval Adler’s violent two-hander about a driver and...
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Jul 24, 2023 · Jul 24, 2023 9:00am PT. ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ Review: Nicolas Cage Carjacks Us to a Living Hell That’s Just Lukewarm. The star, in familiar manic mode, takes Joel Kinnaman for a ride...
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By Katie Rife
Updated: Jul 24, 2023 7:06 pm
Posted: Jul 24, 2023 6:53 pm
Sympathy for the Devil premieres in theaters July 28
Realism’s stranglehold on film acting has conditioned American moviegoers to to reject stylized performances as inherently laughable. This becomes a particular issue when discussing the work of Nicolas Cage, whose ironic popularity over the past decade revolves around the concept of “Cage rage”: those moments when the Oscar winner pushes himself to extremes on camera. And yes, if the tone of the portrayal doesn’t match the tone of the film, that can get silly. But if you get out of Cage’s way, he’ll take you where you need to go. Sympathy for the Devil understands this.
The title makes it sound like a horror movie, and Cage’s costuming – his hair is dyed red and black, and he wears a suit jacket to match – suggests an Angel Heart/“Louis Cyphere” (say the name out loud) type of situation. And the film does tease the potential for supernatural elements throughout its quick 90-minute runtime. But, for the most part, this is a crime thriller, driven by monologues, mistaken identity, and a soundtrack of vintage soul tracks that fit the mood and make for pleasant travel companions.
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Sympathy for the Devil is a standard indie thriller, except for one thing: Nicolas Cage’s performance as a mysterious, possibly supernatural gunman who takes an unwitting family man on a pulpy, violent ride into the Nevada desert. Cage brings genuine menace to his manic role, and co-star Joel Kinnaman holds his own as the straight man. Where the st...
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Jul 28, 2023 · Sympathy for the Devil: Directed by Yuval Adler. With Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Alexis Zollicoffer, Cameron Lee Price. After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.
Jul 28, 2023 · Sympathy For The Devil review: Meet your new Nicolas Cage memes. In this oddly satisfying thriller, Cage plays a mysterious hitman with Satanic fashion sense who forces Joel Kinnaman to...
