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Sympathy for the Devil

Sympathy for the Devil (2023)

1h 30m | PG-13

⭐ 5.9 / 10

After being forced to drive a mysterious passenger at gunpoint, a man finds himself in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse where it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems.

Director: Yuval Adler

Studio: Hammerstone Studios

Genre: Thriller, Action

Video: 720p

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Cast

Joel Kinnaman

Joel Kinnaman

as The Driver

Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage

as The Passenger

Alexis Zollicoffer

Alexis Zollicoffer

as Waitress

Cameron Lee Price

Cameron Lee Price

as Cop

Oliver McCallum

Oliver McCallum

as Boy

Rich Hopkins

Rich Hopkins

as Trucker

Reviews

By Chris Sawin

If you’re a big fan of Nicolas Cage, then _Sympathy for the Devil_ is worthwhile. Cage’s role as the passenger is like an amplified version of Castor Troy from _Face/Off_ with a touch of Frank Booth from _Blue Velvet_; he is totally and relentlessly unhinged with a killer violent streak. His chemistry with Joel Kinnaman is intriguing, as well. Cage is the one pulling all of the powerful punches, but Kinnaman dodges and weaves like a pro; he’s the unsung hero of their interactions. But the storytelling in the film is clunky at best. Most of the energy of writing the film seemed to go into getting these two characters together. Once _Sympathy for the Devil_ starts diving into the motivation behind each character is when it starts to fall apart. **Full review:** http://hub.me/aq8ah