It is a great movie, but not my favorite Nic Cage movie...but if you want to see Nic Cage at his "acting best", see Adaption. Interesting factoid about Nic Cage: He at one time had one of the finest comic book collections in the world. Some key issues ended up being stolen ~2000. The Action #1 was later recovered and sold for a then record breaking price. It is one of the finest copies on earth. He sold his entire collection in 2002 for $1.68 million. That same collection would probably be worth $9-10 million today.