The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 American action comedy film directed by Tom Gormican, who co-wrote the screenplay with Kevin Etten. It stars Nicolas Cage as a fictionalized version of himself, along with a supporting cast including Pedro Pascal, Sharon Horgan, Ike Barinholtz, Alessandra Mastronardi, Jacob Scipio, Neil Patrick Harris, Tiffany Haddish and Caroline Boulton. The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 12, 2022, and was released in the United States on April 22, 2022, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and chemistry of Cage and Pascal, but performed poorly at the box office, grossing only $29.1 million against its $30 million budget.

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Carlos, please. You don't wanna do this to me. You don't wanna do this to Javi. He's been nothing but good to you. Javi is about to die.

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As are you. Shit! Anything you'd like to say before you die?

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"It takes 13 milliseconds for the human brain" "to send a message to the body." "So, by the time your bullets hit me," "my cerebral cortex will be transmittin' a signal" "to the 17 healthy muscles" "that operate my trigger finger." "And before your asshole has a chance to pucker up," "your medulla oblongata will be splattered" "all over the fucking wall behind ya!" "And if that's the last thing I accomplish" "on this beautiful green earth," "well, then, ha, I say, ha..." "What a way to fucking go."

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Hey!

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Shit, come on! Nick, go! Go!

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Did we kill him?

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Shit! You're dead. All of you!

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Nicolas cage?

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That's fucking cool.

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Addy... addy, did he... did he hurt you? Better not have. No. Are you hungry? No. Javi has apples. You want a McIntosh? Honey crisp? No apples, Nick. Dad, just please, watch the road. Please! Oh, shit!

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Oh, shit! Oh.

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Olivia, hand me the guns. They're right in there. What are you doing?

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No. Okay, stop the truck. I will slow them down. No way! Yes. You are two kilometers from the embassy. If I slow them down, then you will all make it. - Javi, I can get us there. - No! Just stay in the truck! Javs! No! Just get in the car, Javi!

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I'm never gonna have any kind of a life unless I stand up to my cousin!

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I need this.

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Now, go.

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Go!

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You stayed.

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Of course.

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Don't worry, addy. Everyone's gonna be okay. How's Maria doing? She's okay. Dad, please go faster. Yeah. Take this left here.

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