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SecretCelery9795 t1_je3fls1 wrote

Essentially, most every film actor out there is a naturalist. If you look at film actors before, say, James Dean, most actors, if not all, weren’t naturalists, but instead were quite stylized and he’s surrounded by naturalist actors. Now the tables have turned. His style is sort of hyper stylized. Either it works in a film or it doesn’t. Take Raising Arizona, Face Off, or any of his other stylized movies - and he’s AWESOME. Sometimes his style just doesn’t fit the material.

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MikeRob350 t1_je3fm0o wrote

Moonstruck. Raising Arizona. Great actor.

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Dove_of_Doom t1_je3fntm wrote

I don't think Cage is polarizing. Although many of his movies from the recent past aren't very well-regarded, most people seem to love him, both as an actor and an apparently cool guy.

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mikeyfreshh t1_je3gr6r wrote

He's actually been on kind of a run over the last 5 years or so. Pig might be the best performance he's ever given

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lykathea2 t1_je3h090 wrote

Yeah, he's been more hit than miss lately. Mandy, Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent, Pig, and Color Out Of Space are all great. He's done some other fun ones like Willy's Wonderland and Mom and Dad as well.

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Kolob619 t1_je3iy4p wrote

Leaving Las Vegas

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CromulentPoint t1_je3hg6r wrote

I’ve he’s in a shitty movie, he’s not the reason it’s shity. Plenty of movies have failed to live up to his potential, but he’s never failed to live up to a movie’s potential.

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fungobat t1_je3gylp wrote

Pig. Just an amazing movie from start to finish.

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DevArcher t1_je3i2f7 wrote

Fantastic actor really

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elf_grass t1_je3f95x wrote

He will not let you know

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OddTransportation430 t1_je3iijj wrote

I never really thought about him one way or the other, but after seeing Unbearable Weight, fucking love the guy.

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CRO553R t1_je3jaje wrote

He is great at being a terrible actor

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jclua001 t1_je3f3rv wrote

He's a great actor with good range as well take the goat Leo who also has good range except Leo will be very picky on his roles Nicolas says bring em all on

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Brunch_Hopkins t1_je3i14g wrote

Something that I’ve always noticed is the way other actors talk about him. If you watch actors talk about working with him or any of the Roundtable type things he’s on they revere him, I think they envy the chances that he’s able to take and how free he can be. Personally, big fan. Also this is as good a summary as you’ll ever see

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gendabenda t1_je3jb5u wrote

Zebras: White horses with black stripes or black horses with white stripes?

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DPPThrow45 t1_je3k9df wrote

What movies I've watched that he's in I've been entertained, so I think he's a good actor.

It's all subjective, so you do you.

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rtweir98 t1_je3kkm8 wrote

He's definitely a terrific performer, makes interesting choices, and commits to those choices entirely. But is he a good actor? I can't say.

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jonatton______yeah t1_je3kmf8 wrote

I think he's excellent. Went to the beat of his own drum. Was wildly successful. His films are rewatchable even if not great. So he's not Leo, or Deniro, or Pacino.....well who is? I can't really think of another actor like him and that matters.

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rocker2014 t1_je3l0gx wrote

Shirley Bennett : [about Nicholas Cage] Maybe he's just good in good movies and then acts crazy in crap to make drug money.

Abed Nadir : But is he good, or is he bad? Every actor is something. Robert Downey Jr., good, Jim Belushi, bad. Van Damme, the good kind of bad, Johnny Depp, the bad kind of good. There's a spectrum, and Cage is on it.

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svc78 t1_je3u8qe wrote

great actor, just cant say no to bad projects because he spent all his money on dumb shit (even an Island) and the Irs was on his ass

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