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A review by readingrainbill
Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career by Keith Phipps
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
I'm a huge Nicolas Cage fan so I jumped at the opportunity to read this book. Thankfully Net Galley and the publisher decided to give me a free ALC to enjoy.
The good in this is that I learned quite a bit about Nicolas Cage and have come to appreciate him even more. This book doesn't go too in depth but it does touch a little on each part of his career.
The downside is that the author seems to get distracted by talking about other people. I don't need the history of Michael Bay and it did nothing to advance Cage's story. This happens quite a bit and gets distracting. Also I would much rather the author give each movie its own time in the spotlight but he barely mentions some films and it feels like its because he didn't like them. Well maybe some of us DID like Gone is 60 Seconds thank you.
That being said this was still a good read that made me want to revisit some older Cage movies and look upon his lesser films in a nicer light. This is a good book for Cage fans.
The good in this is that I learned quite a bit about Nicolas Cage and have come to appreciate him even more. This book doesn't go too in depth but it does touch a little on each part of his career.
The downside is that the author seems to get distracted by talking about other people. I don't need the history of Michael Bay and it did nothing to advance Cage's story. This happens quite a bit and gets distracting. Also I would much rather the author give each movie its own time in the spotlight but he barely mentions some films and it feels like its because he didn't like them. Well maybe some of us DID like Gone is 60 Seconds thank you.
That being said this was still a good read that made me want to revisit some older Cage movies and look upon his lesser films in a nicer light. This is a good book for Cage fans.