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One of cage's best performances?

posted 15 years ago by vinoo202
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Top three Cage performances that I liked till date, in no particular order:
Lord of War, Leaving Las Vegas, Face/Off.

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[–] mario_023 13 years ago

Are you guys kidding? He played a Russian with no accent what-so-ever..... He just acted like himself.
His acting in The Rock and Face Off were way better than this movie

"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent." ~ A Bronx Tale (1993)

[–] alveolate 12 years ago

*a Ukranian who grew up in the Bronx.

[–] megaskunk 13 years ago

Adaptation is Nic Cage's best performance.

The rest is good kick-ass and that's what he's born for.

[–] YouFightLikeACow 13 years ago

He was amazing in this. I also liked him in Face/Off, excellent cheese and great action! And of course, Adaptation was definitely his ace role, best role by far, and he was funny in Kick-Ass.

You fight like a dairy farmer.
How appropriate. Cue my username.

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[–] dabidder34 13 years ago

Why is everyone forgetting 8 mm ?

I like Armageddon. A lot.

[–] jingizu_z 13 years ago

Hmm, I like Nicolas Cage, including his recent action movies. So in no particular order, here are some favourites that I consider good-to-great performances from him:

The Weather Man
Lord of War
Matchstick Men
Adaptation
Leaving Las Vegas
Moonstruck
Season of the Witch
Kick-Ass

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Face/Off [both him and Travolta did a fine job with a bad script]
Con Air
Knowing

Some of these aren't great movies but for me were enjoyable, easy viewing [such as the last four on the list above]. I think Cage is a very versatile actor, able to adapt and do well in any role. He is also a prolific actor, making at least one movie per year, sometimes two or even three.

[–] dick_whitman23 13 years ago

adaptation, matchstick men, leaving las vegas, lord of war (in order) (note: didn't see weather man)

[–] loveefilm 13 years ago

The writing was beautiful. There is nothing more to say about it. It was just B-e-a-t-i-f-u-l. The movie is also very entertaining which can't be said about most dramatic movies but then again this movie is more than just dramatic, it's in it's own category! The story is gripping and makes you want Cage to succeed in his illegal actions after you have seen the other side of his criminal lifestyle. It characterizes every day warlords to the point where you understand them and sympathize for them and maybe even blame the American government due to fact that it is based on actual events. Overall, the movie was incredible and honestly one of the best