Review of Army of One (2016) by Mitch M — 20 Nov 2016

Better concept than movie. But still okay.

This review of Army of One (2016) was written by Mitch M on 20 Nov 2016.

Army of One has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Raisul I (95) on 29 Oct 2016

I am not sure what surprised me the most. That this is a true story or that this is actually a decent Nicholas Cage film…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 12 Nov 2016

It's one of the worst performances Cage has given — and perversely, since he's playing a madman, it contains none of the unabashed weirdness…

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By Sam C (1,031) on 18 Nov 2016

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By Hrvoje G (8) on 03 Nov 2016

A lovely satire. Just don't get your hopes up thinking this will be something like the Dictator…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 05 Nov 2016

The biggest draw is watching Cage embrace a character with the unironic comedic flair we haven’t seen from him in quite some time, but it…

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By Arseniy V (499) on 29 Oct 2016

The great man gives his most manic performance since, 1988's Vampire Kiss…

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By Jay's D (3) on 01 Nov 2016

Crazy movie, mess with one's head, based on a true story and nick played that sicko so well, the voice he did…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 03 Nov 2016

It's a joy to see the old madman juices flowing again, but Army of One doesn't match Cage's intensity, trying to stretch a thin premise that…

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By Randy H (193) on 19 Nov 2016

Had some funny parts. Not as bad as reviews say…

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 09 Nov 2016

The problem is that Army Of One doesn’t add up to much. It’s not quite a satire nor quite a full character study…

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