Cage is released from prison after a 20 year stint, a result of holding the bag for mob boss Max (Dave McKinnon), and must weigh-up the best use of his time: re-engaging with recovering junkie son Joey (Noah Le Gos) and banging hottie working gal Simone (Karolina Wydra) or seeking revenge against the leftover crew including Jimmy the Dragon (Mohammad Karim) and Tank (Ian Tracey). And just where does his one time bestie in crime Q (Benjamin Bratt) fall into place?
I actually had seen this back when it initially came out, but didn’t remember much outside of loose plot elements. Cage leans in to the insomnia driven insanity of his character, especially in the third act. It is one of those films that makes you yell at the screen ‘forget the revenge and just focus on your kid’, but it does also then turn that same audience thought process into a little narrative double down, which I have to say bravo for the attempt.
Features the iconic Cage line: ‘get out bitches’
Cage is released from prison after a 20 year stint, a result of holding the bag for mob boss Max (Dave McKinnon), and must weigh-up the best use of his time: re-engaging with recovering junkie son Joey (Noah Le Gos) and banging hottie working gal Simone (Karolina Wydra) or seeking revenge against the leftover crew including Jimmy the Dragon (Mohammad Karim) and Tank (Ian Tracey). And just where does his one time bestie in crime Q (Benjamin Bratt) fall into place?
I actually had seen this back when it initially came out, but didn’t remember much outside of loose plot elements. Cage leans in to the insomnia driven insanity of his character, especially in the third act. It is one of those films that makes you yell at the screen ‘forget the revenge and just focus on your kid’, but it does also then turn that same audience thought process into a little narrative double down, which I have to say bravo for the attempt.
Features the iconic Cage line: ‘get out bitches’
