Matt is wearing a Hawaiian shirt, has a beer in his hand, and has shoulder-length, unkempt, presumably dirty hair. And don’t ask for his encouragement. He is the new one? character of Nicolas Cagein Retirement planwhich premieres this week.
More than Retirement plan this action comedy with Nicolas Cage could well be called escape plan. And no, it is not for the spectators to flee, but there are two characters who must flee.
And yes, they are related to the role that Cage plays, since the actor from Counteract y Goodbye to Las Vegas He is the father and grandfather of Ashley (played by Ashley Greene) and Sarah (Thalia Campbell), respectively.
When both are chased, in a situation that puts their lives at risk, Ashley turns to the only person she believes could help her: her father Matt (Cage). They haven’t seen each other, spoken or written to each other in years. He lives almost like a bum, but a retired beach bum in the Cayman Islands…
So first she sends her 11-year-old granddaughter. Ashley, like the viewers, has no idea that Matt was a hitman.
When Ashley arrives, the reunion will be fleeting, as they are soon located on the island by crime boss Donnie (Jackie Earle Haley) and his lieutenant Bobo (Ron Perlman), who had already worked with Cage on Witch hunt). Meanwhile, Ashley, Sarah and Matt become entangled in an increasingly dangerous web.
All for a USB memory.
It doesn’t matter that the bad guys are like an army, and some have a super-worked body. Matt is smarter than all of them, together or separately. If the saying Better skill than strength was true, Retirement plan would serve as a sample.
The rest of the movie is Cage, as the killer grandpa, killing bad guys. The number of bodies is almost impossible to remember, but the vast majority of evildoers are killed one by one and with a different weapon.
As an action comedy, Retirement plan It has more action than comedy. Cage doesn’t make fun of himself in one of his six films in 2023.
Nicolas Cage and some crazy dialogues
So, Retirement plan can be enjoyable if what you’re expecting is an action-packed kill spree, but with really bad dialogue. It is not clear if it is on purpose or not.
There are several more or less famous actors, in addition to Cage, such as the seventy-year-old Ernie Hudson (Winston Zeddmore in The Ghostbusters), o Joel David Moore (Avatar), or Jackie Earle Haley (sometime Oscar nominee for best supporting actor for Intimate secretss, con Kate Winslet y Jennifer Connelly).
Still, nothing and no one has respite.
In short: a somewhat repeated plot, horror dialogues, a lot of action and some comedy. If the combo closes, it’s your movie of the weekend.
Comedy/Action. Canada, 2023. Original title: “The Retirement Plan”. 103′, SAM 13 R. Of: Tim Brown. Con: Nicolas Cage, Ashley Green, Thalia Campbell, Ron Perlman, Ernie Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley. Salas: Cinemark Palermo, Hoyts Unicenter, Cinépolis Recoleta and Avellaneda, Showcase Belgrano, Haedo and Norcenter.