Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

SpecialsTarget Disturbing yet enthralling

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Harrison Tweed (Top Dawg) What's really funny about this film is that Nic Cage looks like the real life character portrayed in this film.This was the perfect role for Nicholas Cage's quirky and outgoing personality and he adapted to his character perfectly. Russell Brand was cast perfectly in his role as God, and it was a joy to see Wendi McLendon-Covey in her role.The problem with this film is the editing and pace and the sound. A little more tweaking in those departments and I would have scored this higher.Otherwise it's a pleasant 6/10 from me

Corey James This review of Army of One is spoiler free*** (3/5)A SEMMINGLY NEVER-ENDING career drought has been affecting Nicholas Cage for many years now, trying to regain that once fateful terminus the prestigious Oscar win and he has been given many championing roles during that time and no matter how good they are or how goo he is, he can't seem to regain that glory. It seems that his career is in need of a restart or a miracle and a lift – thankfully miracles come in the oddest of places, here he joins forces with director and frequent collaborator with comedy giant Sacha Baron Cohen, Larry Charles, with whom he has made a couple of hilarious funny flicks Borat, Bruno and The Dictator one of which has been recognized as one of the funniest films in the world and has become a cult classic. While, his latest Army of One is an enjoyable and funny adventure about an ex-convict turned alcoholic unemployed Handyman who suffers from chronic schizophrenia Gary Faulkner (Nicholas Cage) who goes to Pakistan armed with a knife and a samurai sword after he receives a message from God (Russell Brand) with a strong English accent to find and capture the world's most ruthless assassin and leader of the Al Qaeda group Osama Bin Laden, who here is played very convincingly by Amer Cadha-Patel. For the most part Amy of One is a hilarious mitigated by an annoying voice from Cage and some funny moments, unfortunately as the story goes on it's meted by poor continuity, a bland plot and terribly incessant plotting. For these moments when the movie falls into a seemingly bottomless abyss, there is only one person that you rely on to bring it out of the deep hole Cage's Gary is albeit annoying but he terrifically funny and it seems like this is the role he needed to give his career a well deserved and long-awaited boost, he plays it well and you can always rely on him to put a smile on your face, although there is some good support from Brand, Wendi McLendon-Covey (Marci) and Rainn Wilson who add a little bit more likability to the story and some sensitive human touch.And so, the movie opens with Gary as a 12 year old school boy who is constantly bullied by his classmates, destined for greatness, and he receives a message from God for the fist time telling him that those bullies will come to an unfortunate demise by being a heroin addict. 35 years later in 2004 we meet Gary in a hospital awaiting his dialysis that he has to undergo twice a month, and in the madness state he receives another message from God to go to Pakistan (filmed in Morocco) to find and capture Bin Laden, and after he receives the message he thinks of some pretty convoluted and nigh impossible ways to get there, either he decides to travel that way by sailboat, or to hand-glide from Israel, both of which end in disaster but it is hilarious to see him try. Unfortunately as the second and third act rumble on you'll be shuffling in your seat wondering where this is going, it is disjointed by some bland moments and this is when the incessant plotting takes over, however there is a moment of bliss when Gary sees his old classmate and long-time friend Marci (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and he falls in love with her and he moves in with her and her daughter who suffers from Cerebral palsy, this gives the film a much needed human touch which was lax from the beginning and it gives Gary a more likable edge. While this is ambitious comedy to add to Charles' ever-expanding career it doesn't quite meet the hilarious comedy standards of Borat and while there are some funny moments to this story including and an Anchorman-esque narration that states that this is sort of a true story. It started out as a decent story with some ingenious moments to it and a decent performance from Cage, but unfortunately along the way it is strung together by poor continuity, some bland-ish moments and incessant plotting and is left lumbered and horrendously empty.VERDICT: A hackneyed comedy with decent performances to pull it through, but mostly suffers from lumbered dry moments and incessant writing.6/10

coleoptera-20518 Do you like Nick Cage? Do you like swords? Then why haven't you seen this movie?In this stellar performance, Nick Cage delivers a knock-out, drop-dead, 10/10 performance. (I'm not even joking.) I don't think anyone could have portrayed his character closer to the actual man than Nick Cage. I've seen a lot of Nick Cage movies. A lot of "bad" ones. I liked them, but I like to get drunk and watch Nick Cage movies. It's somewhat of a pass time. This movie however is actually a movie I would recommend watching with real people. There's a certain awkwardness of the whole movie, the type of awkwardness you've come to expect from a movie with Nick Cage in it, but it actually fits this time. I mean hell I even felt bad for the lady (his girlfriend/chick from Reno 911). The whole situation is ridiculous and she just goes along with. Just like me watching a typical Nick Cage movie. But this isn't a typical Nick Cage movie. This is on National Treasure levels, and I'm serious when I say that. Now sure there's stuff that doesn't work. It kind of seems lazy that there's a narrator for example, but you should still see this movie. Everyone should see this movie. Half the time I'm asking myself what the hell is happening. And I look at the screen and I get the feeling Nick Cage is asking himself the same question. 10/10 would watch again.

Rehman Khilji Nicolas Cage, well he still is one my fav actors. Come on this guy has some seriously good movies in his career. Then i simply don't know he start up signing one bad movie after the other. Perhaps he was doing too much experiments with his cinema. Well here is another bad movie. I don't know and i don't recall any mad American coming to Pakistan to capture OBL. But google it and found something. Well never cross my eyes in the local newspaper or something. As Gary Faulkner had no bloody clue where Pakistan is and tried to reach in a boat from San Diego similarly the makers of the movie have no idea what Pakistan is, how Pakistan looks like and how the hell things are over here. Makers have badly confused Pakistan with bombed up Iraq / Messed up Afghanistan. Islamabad or any other city for that matter is not as shown in the movie. Nor the people nor any thing like that. So it would have been a very better movie if there was a bit of research involved in it. And please N Cage... be in some good movies.... its quiet torturing watching you in one pathetic movie after another.