Originally Posted by Bulldog

Nick Cage is a weird one. Seems like for every 5 shite films he's in, there's always one that's brilliant and blows any doubts I had about his acting ability out of the water. This is one of the latter - one of the most depressing films of all time draws such a great performance from Cage (best portrayal of a compulsive alcoholic I've ever seen). Liz Shue does a great job too, so it's not a one-man show by any means.