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aberdeenwaters's review
5.0
I liked the insightful scope of this book. Not a biography of Cage, but rather a look at the movie business through the prism of Cage's roles and movies. I was bound to thoroughly enjoy it.
kellieveltri's review
I was expecting more of a pop-academic read from this book, which is marketed as an exploration of greater Hollywood trends through the lens of Cage's career, but in reality it reads mostly as a standard biography, albeit an interesting one.
Unfortunately it also reminded me that I, a great connoisseur of garbage movies, am in the apparent minority of film lovers in thinking that Mom and Dad was an absolutely terrible movie.
Unfortunately it also reminded me that I, a great connoisseur of garbage movies, am in the apparent minority of film lovers in thinking that Mom and Dad was an absolutely terrible movie.
lucia_bell's review
3.0
A breezy and enlightening read but the inaccuracies and poor grammar drove me bonkers
dc_declan's review
2.0
Save yourself the trouble and just watch the Community episode about Nic Cage instead.
Keith Phipps suffers from being too much of a culture critic — the book is more filled with trivia than insight. It feels like I laid $13 to read 14 AV Club essays strung together. At the end of it, I know little more about Cage the man, and slightly more about Cage’s credits, as though I had spent an afternoon on his Wikipedia page.
Keith Phipps suffers from being too much of a culture critic — the book is more filled with trivia than insight. It feels like I laid $13 to read 14 AV Club essays strung together. At the end of it, I know little more about Cage the man, and slightly more about Cage’s credits, as though I had spent an afternoon on his Wikipedia page.
littlemascara's review
5.0
Full disclosure: I’ve been married to the author since 2002. But as he would tell you (and as his first reader), I let him know when his work isn’t at five stars (or three…) so this is legit.
I feel like I got to know what makes Nic Cage tick thanks to this book. What I particularly like is the structure — whether on purpose or by accident, Cage has kept approximately two steps ahead of Hollywood trends, sometimes to his detriment, and AGE OF CAGE guides readers through how Cage’s career highs and lows mirror that of the film industry.
Also? FACE / OFF is the greatest movie I’ve ever seen and no one will disabuse me of this.
I feel like I got to know what makes Nic Cage tick thanks to this book. What I particularly like is the structure — whether on purpose or by accident, Cage has kept approximately two steps ahead of Hollywood trends, sometimes to his detriment, and AGE OF CAGE guides readers through how Cage’s career highs and lows mirror that of the film industry.
Also? FACE / OFF is the greatest movie I’ve ever seen and no one will disabuse me of this.
damesies's review
4.0
Normalizing Cage more so than amplifying his charismatic weirdness, this book deconstructs a cinematic icon as it would any entry from his deep filmography: with a fervent fanboi curiosity paired with a stoic coolness. Made me want to go back and watch Nick’s deeper cuts even if the end of book breakdown of Cage’s films proved there were a lot of stinkers.