Nicolas Cage sometimes gets a bad rap. Yes, he’s an Oscar winner, but his eclectic taste in movies has often drawn criticism, most famously from Sean Penn, who once accused Cage of s–tting on their profession.
Say what you want about The Wicker Man or Bangkok Dangerous, but Cage is either the savviest or most fortuitous operator in Hollywood when it comes to his female costars. Yesterday’s announcement that Mad Men’s January Jones will costar opposite Cage in The Hungry Rabbit Jumps was only the most recent example. Toss in Diane Kruger (National Treasure, pictured), Jessica Biel (Next), Eva Mendes (Ghost Rider), and Penelope Cruz (Captain Corelli’s Mandolin), and I’m beginning to understand the method to Cage’s madness. Hall-of-fame knockouts all.
Presumably, these actresses don’t share Mr. Penn’s poor opinion of Cage, and his upcoming pairing with Jones has me reconsidering his entire career. The man might be a genius after all.
Does Cage have the kavorka?
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Was Jessica Biel in Knowing?
Nah, Rose Byrne. Add her to the list too.
Does this mean that if we douse Nic Cage in garlic and vinegar, we won’t be cursed with his movies anymore.
Nic Cage has odd taste. He can be in some amazing movies like Raising Arizona, Leaving Las Vegas or Adaptation. Or he can be in some real stinkers. He needs a better agent I guess.
Um, how was he good in Leaving Las Vegas? How hard is it to walk around drunk and saying lewd things? Elizabeth Shue was criminally overlooked in this film. Boo Nic Cage (Coppola)
no we won’t be cursed with the movies of an academy award winner/nominee. those academy award winners are just so darn awful aren’t they? leaving las vegas and adaptation sure do suck. oh wait…..
This line of thought makes me like him more for some reason. I always like him in the good movies he’s in, so maybe I’m just looking for an excuse.
The actresses were also on their way up, not down, when cast in his projects.
The author of this article,burn in hell!