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Sympathy of the Devil
USA 2023
produced by Nicolas Cage, Alex Lebovici, Stuart Manashil, Allan Ungar, Courtney Chenn (executive), Sarah Gabriel (executive), Marc Goldberg (executive), David Haring (executive), Petr Jákl (executive), Christian Mercuri (executive), Tim Moore (executive), Luke Paradise (executive), David Sullivan (executive) for Hammerstone Studios, Capstone Global, Signature Films
directed by Yuval Adler
starring Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman, Alexis Zollicoffer, Cameron Lee Price, Oliver McCallum, Burns Burns, Rich Hopkins, Nancy Good, Kaiwi Lyman
written by Luke Paradise, music by Ishai Adar
review by Mike Haberfelner
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His pregnant wife's already in hospital and goes into labour, and our
hero (Joel Kinnaman) races there to be present for the birth - when, in
the parking garage, a stranger (Nicolas Cage) hops into his car and forces
him to drive off at gunpoint. Quite naturally, our hero is shocked, but he
does what he's told, because after all, the stranger has a gun, but he
does try everything he can to get out of the situation, like jumping out
of the driving car, and speeding so they're stopped by a cop (Cameron Lee
Price) - a cop whom the stranger shoots dead with glee. The longer this
goes, the more our hero becomes convinced that this is not just a case of
random carnapping but he was targeted for a specific reason - a reason he
can't figure out. Things come to a head at a diner where the stranger has
a freak out, threatens patrons an personnel, kills people left and right
and ultimately sets the place on fire. But our hero finally finds a chance
to fight back. But that said, it becomes more and more clear that he might
not exactly be the innocent family man he appears to be ... Now
nothing against Joel Kinnaman, who does a fine job playing the straight
man, but this is basically Nicolas Cage's film, who plays a role that
seems to be tailored to his often over-the-top style of acting in a story
that repeatedly shifts between drama and absurdity, with moments of black
comedy thrown in as well. And as a whole, the film might not be wholly
original and is at least somewhat predictable, but it's also pretty cool
thriller entertainment. But of course, to enjoy this one it helps to be
into Nicolas Cage.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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