Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors. He excels in any type of role! He was great in the action movie “Face/Off” (1997), the comedies “Raising Arizona” (1988) and “Family Man” (2001) and he won the AA for Best Actor in a Drama for “Leaving Las Vegas” in 1996. I think he deserves an AA nomination for Best Actor in this film too, although I doubt he will get one, since it is a low-budget indie movie.
Here’s what I knew about the film when I went to see it: Nicolas Cage has a pig who gets stolen and he wants it back. From this snippet of information, I assumed it was going to be an action movie, with Cage on a rampage to reclaim his pig. The film turned out to be nothing of the sort. I think some of you will like it and some will think it sucks, but Rob and I liked it a lot! Thus, I am recommending it, albeit with caution. It is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, who I had never heard of before.
Rob Feld (Cage) is living “off the grid” in the forest near Portland. He lives in a shack and his hygiene is questionable. Somehow, he lost a woman, unraveled, and never recovered. We don’t know if she left him or she died. He earns a subsistence living by selling truffle mushrooms to the top restaurants in Portland. He has a pig with a “5-star nose” that helps him to find them. (The pig has no name, but is quite charismatic!) A man, Amir (Alex Wolff), comes by once a week to pick up the truffles. One night, some people break into Rob’s shack, knock Rob on the head with a metal pipe, and steal his pig.
The rest of the film is Rob (accompanied most of the time by Amir) acting much like a police detective “on the hunt” for the pig. On this journey, we learn about Rob’s past and who he is. What makes the film special is that Rob has intense conversations with various people, (among them Darius, played by Adam Arkin) which are amazing! Rob is incredibly insightful and sees right through these people. He says things to them, with ultimate gravitas, that bring them to tears and make them seriously question their conflicted lives.
I haven’t ever seen a film quite like this one. As far as I’m concerned, “Pig” really “brings home the bacon!”
Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors. He excels in any type of role! He was great in the action movie "Face/Off" (1997), the comedies "Raising Arizona" (1988) and "Family Man" (2001) and he won the AA for Best Actor in a Drama for "Leaving Las Vegas" in 1996. I think he deserves an AA nomination for Best Actor in this film too, although I doubt he will get one, since it is a low-budget indie movie. Here's what I knew about the film when I went to see it: Nicolas Cage has a pig who gets stolen and he wants it back. From this snippet of information, I assumed it was going to be an action movie, with Cage on a rampage to reclaim his pig. The film turned out to be nothing of the sort. I think some of you will like it and some will think it sucks, but Rob and I liked it a lot! Thus, I am recommending it, albeit with caution. It is written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, who I had never heard of before. Rob Feld (Cage) is living "off the grid" in the forest near Portland. He lives in a shack and his hygiene is questionable. Somehow, he lost a woman, unraveled, and never recovered. We don't know if she left him or she died. He earns a subsistence living by selling truffle mushrooms to the top restaurants in Portland. He has a pig with a "5-star nose" that helps him to find them. (The pig has no name, but is quite charismatic!) A man, Amir (Alex Wolff), comes by once a week to pick up the truffles. One night, some people break into Rob's shack, knock Rob on the head with a metal pipe, and steal his pig. The rest of the film is Rob (accompanied most of the time by Amir) acting much like a police detective "on the hunt" for the pig. On this journey, we learn about Rob's past and who he is. What makes the film special is that Rob has intense conversations with various people, (among them Darius, played by Adam Arkin) which are amazing! Rob is incredibly insightful and sees right through these people. He says things to them, with ultimate gravitas, that bring them to tears and make them seriously question their conflicted lives. I haven't ever seen a film quite like this one. As far as I'm concerned, "Pig" really "brings home the bacon!"
PIG: Unusual and Interesting Film (General Release)
PIG: Unusual and Interesting Film (General Release)
2021-07-20
David
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