Review of Pig (2021) by Moviemitch96 — 17 Jul 2021

A random and pointless film in which Nicolas Cage plays a hermit truffle hunter living in the woods with his beloved pig until she is kidnapped by thugs who work for a formal rival chef of his, and so he sets out to try and find her and bring her back.

I was already wary of this one walking into it since at this point in his career, Cage indulges in self-parody with any film or role he takes on, and this one is definitely no exception. He looks washed-up, bored, and lost as he wanders aimlessly throughout most of this film alongside a snobby and sharply-dressed Alex Wolff.

The story is ludicrous and seems to go nowhere, and there's no satisfaction or payoff of any kind that makes sitting through such an absurd premise of a film worth it in the end. Overall, it's really a waste of time despite some decent and committed performances from Cage and Wolff with the material they're given.