Forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, David finds himself embroiled in a confusing, high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse
f you were programming a season of the best of the worst from Nicolas Cage’s filmography – in other words, his most interesting/outlandish/crazed performances in low-budget films – this kooky thriller would certainly be a good candidate. It features an entertainingly deranged performance from Cage, who sports a helmet of bright-red hair and a maroon smoking jacket that makes him look like a leprechaun turned lounge singer, topped off with a broad Boston accent.
Given the title, viewers might be forgiven for expecting that Cage will turn out to be old Lucifer himself, come to reap his due. It turns out that he is not who you might think he is, but director Yuval Adler and screenwriter Luke Paradise keep up the mystery to the very end, including what’s up with David.
The main set piece – so tightly choreographed that it could almost be standalone short – is a diner scene in which the two stop to get something to eat while the passenger is still holding a gun in his pocket. The bit where Cage orders a tuna melt from Alexis Zollicoffer’s sarky waitress feels like an homage to Jack Nicholson’s immortal food substitution request in Five Easy Pieces.
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