‘SWINE FURY’ – Review of PIG (2021)
The absolute versatility of Nic Cage, cannot be understated and this is evident in his latest film ‘PIG’ directed by Michael Sarnoski. The brooding atmosphere comes courtesy of Cage’s protagonist, an unkept and dishevelled pig farmer who wrecks havoc on members of the underworld who had abducted his prized truffle pig – uncreatively named Pig. In what initially seems like a backwater John Wick, using any and all means to exact revenge and reclaim what is rightfully his. The muted tone of the film seems to add to the very dour and depressing atmosphere, perhaps laced with some cynical comedy as Cage’s protagonist is a fish-out-of-water in a modern city, seemingly as out of place as the premise of this dark film. Cage plays Robin ‘Rob’ Feld, a once renowned chef turned truffle forager who now appreciates the solitude more than days of fame. Since the passing of his wife, […]