It has a good supporting cast with the standout being Pedro Pascal. Nick Cage's performance in this role is perfect.
Other than the comedy, this is a mostly well-made movie with a story and characters that kept me invested.
And with the lack of comedy movies lately, this came at a perfect time. It felt so refreshing to laugh with his movie rather than at it. And when I wasn't laughing I was generally amused. A couple parts had me crying from laughter. It's levels above the quality of his recent direct-to-video movies and is definitely cinema-worthy. And I have to say, this is his best movie in years. So when they decide to make a movie that's essentially all about Nick Cage, of course I'm 100% in. Like fellow Face/Off star John Travolta or Bruce Willis (we will miss you!). This is a huge contrast to other former A-list actors who have gone down the same path but with unwatchable movies. He still makes them entertaining, even if they are awful. And I keep watching most of his movies even as they plummet in quality and rarely make it to cinemas. I think he's very talented and has a certain crazy appeal that you don't see from other actors.
I wonder what movie of his I'll watch next." I've been a fan of his for so long. To give you insight into my relationship with Nicolas Cage, I will quote the end of my review for his movie Jiu Jitsu, which I gave 1 star: "This is just a straight-garbage movie.