An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was available on Netflix and since it was starring Nicolas Cage, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, at first, it did seem to be another lame flick like the endless others Cage has been making during the last 20 years. This time, they came up with some kind of mix of ‘American Beauty’ with the Zombie genre and, as far as I was concerned, it was pretty much as half-baked as it might sound. And yet, even though the damned thing did look really cheap and even though the concept was barely interesting at all, I have to admit that some bits were actually entertaining though. First of all, I can’t remember the last time I saw Selma Blair in a movie and she was pretty good here. However, I especially enjoyed Nicolas Cage in this movie and I wish they did focus more on his character. Indeed, the guy gave here one of his typical gonzo performances and he pretty much stole the show each time he was on the screen. Eventually, I’m not surprised that Cage himself said that it was his favorite movie he has made during the last 10 years (I actually checked what he did and, to be honest, most of it was actually pretty weak though…). Still, was there anything else really noteworthy in this movie? To be honest, not really and, for his first movie without his buddy Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor didn’t really impress me. Anyway, to conclude, my rating was probably too generous here but, compared to the garbage usually starring Nicolas Cage, at least, it was watchable and it’s clear that Cage had a blast here so only therefore, I guess it might still be worth a look. 

6/10