Variety
A weirdly misshapen, fitfully intriguing depiction of one man's wayward quest for justice, plainly compromised in ways that only a director's cut could properly illuminate.
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Dying of the Light
Nicolas Cage is agent Evan Lake in this CIA thriller, ordered to retire when diagnosed with early signs of dementia. But when he hears that terrorist Muhammad Banir has resurfaced, retirement is no longer an option - forcing him to go rogue. Written and directed by Paul Schrader, screenwriter of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, and co-produced by Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Drive.
2014Rating: R16, Violence and offensive language90 minsUSA
DramaThriller
- Director:
- Paul Schrader ('American Gigolo', 'The Canyons')
- Writer:
- Paul Schrader
- Cast:
- Nicolas CageAnton YelchinAlexander KarimIrène Jacob
Dying of the Light | Reviews
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The Times
While this was all no doubt galling for Schrader and Kosuth, you don't get the sense that there is a masterpiece lurking somewhere underneath.
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The New York Times
Sometimes plays as just another high-concept vehicle for a comically overacting Mr. Cage. But Mr. Schrader's vision is strong enough to rage against the hackier calculations.
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The Guardian
In recent years, Paul Schrader has reached the unenviable position where his career has become at least as horribly compelling as the movies that he makes.
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The Dissolve
Trimmed within an inch of its life to 94 minutes... left with nothing but the faintest echoes of whatever ideas might have inspired its making.
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Little White Lies
There are some great ideas here, and the film as a whole does make for cheerfully compulsive viewing.
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