the actor offers something genuinely special: a perfect performance, and one which could not exist without every other performance that the actor has ever delivered
quiet, unforced and delicate, "Pig" provides a forum for Nicolas Cage, one of our most dazzling showmen, to get serious and burrow more deeply into his talent than he has in years
Nicolas Cage’s new movie is so much better than just "John Wick"; "Pig" is a small film with a few big surprises executed very well, and well worth going into as blind as possible
Nicholas Cage revenge drama is a beautiful, evocative odyssey; An intense slow-burn, "Pig" is a beautiful meditation on the true meaning of loss, replete with vignettes drenched in humor, pathos, and violence
Michael Sarnoski’s "Pig" is a brutal, elegant, mournful, captivating and magnificently filmed story; The unpredictable Nicolas Cage delivers some of his best work in years
Michael Sarnoski makes a grand cinematic entrance here; Alex Wolff again proves his mettle in a smaller role, but it is Nicolas Cage who carries “Pig” with a measured performance in which his trademark outbursts pierce the soul. He’s magnificent
less revenge thriller than intimate character study, “Pig” is above all else a reminder that Nicolas Cage is among the most gifted, fearless actors working today; “Pig” is unexpectedly touching; as a showcase for Cage's brilliance, it's a revelat
a recipe that takes chances, even if not every ingredient works; Whatever the screenplay's stumbles, Nicolas Cage's contained performance embraces his character's losses and his turning away from the world without the slightest play for sympathy
a powerful, violent revenge thriller about kidnapped pig; What might have been a typical, one-note revenge movie actually becomes a bleakly atmospheric, oddly touching, surprisingly perceptive drama, with a grizzled, powerhouse performance by Cage
a film of enormous beauty and depth; In this strangely moving little film, Nicolas Cage reins in the tendency to overdo things, delivering a soulful performance of unexpected depth and quiet beauty
a familiar revenge thriller setup turns into something quieter and stranger with an unusually restrained performance from the outsized star, Nicolas Cage
"Pig" is not only a mesmerizing while meditative drama about love and loss. It is also a powerful reminder that Cage is one of the most talented, most captivating movie stars of our time
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