With ‘Sympathy for the Devil,’ Nicolas Cage Explores Another Outré Nook of Contemporary Cinema

Bolstered by actor Joel Kinnaman, Cage fires on all cylinders from the get-go. Bringing in analogies to other films would spoil this particular broth of madness, murder, and mayhem.

Via RLJE Films
Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman in 'Sympathy for the Devil.' Via RLJE Films

When did Nicolas Cage become, you know, Nicolas Cage? Not the actor who held his own with Cher in “Moonstruck” (1987) or the winner of an Oscar for his performance as an alcoholic screenwriter in “Leaving Las Vegas” (1995); nor am I referring to the action hero of the hugely successful “National Treasure” pictures. 

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