Movie review for Pig (Nicolas Cage), Broken Diamonds (Ben Platt), Gunpowder Milkshake (Karen Gillan)

Jay and Sean have movie reviews for new movies: Netflix's Gunpowder Milkshake, the new Nicolas Cage-starrer Pig, and Broken Diamonds with Ben Platt.
Gunpowder Milkshake
Spoiler alert: I’m pretty sure the milkshake’s actually just vanilla.
Public safety notice: Don’t eat gunpowder. It’s not delicious and it also might set your toots on fire.
Friendly piece of advice: Chocolate beats vanilla. Peanut-butter-brownie’s even better. Salted-caramel-pretzel is the best.
Movie premise: Sam (Karen Gillan) is abandoned as a child by her assassin mom after a bloody diner gun-battle. Sam grows up to be a hitman herself, working for The Firm, led by a greasy guy named Nathan (Paul Giamatti). Sam’s last hit has gotten her into some hot oil: despite merely doing her job, she happens to have killed the son of a very important, and very vindictive man, who has sworn revenge. Even The Firm is upset with her, sending her on a mea culpa mission to recover stolen money, which she learned belatedly (ie after shooting the guy) is intended for ransom to save the dude’s young daughter. Sam takes it upon herself to rush the guy to the hitman hospital, and herself to the rendez vous point to try to save the kid, but at every turn Sam’s only making more enemies, and it’s increasingly unlikely she’ll get out of this thing alive.
My verdict: Derivative. The best parts of the movie are copied directly from other movies. Parts not directly plagiarized flag a bit. Director Navot Papushado is not a needle drop savant; I’ve seen some directors brilliantly and subversively pair an unexpected song with an action sequence, but Papushado is never going to be one of them. The action sequences are actually pretty fun (especially when “librarians” Carla Gugino, Michelle Yeoh, and Angela Bassett get in on the action), but the terrible music trips them up and tempers our enjoyment. Not really worth the watch unless you’re desperate for some action - or unless you’re trying to convince a producer that a librarian spinoff would be a much more intriguing idea.
Pig
John Wick’s wrath was incited by the slaughter of his beloved dog. For hermit Rob (Nicolas Cage), it’s his bunny rabbit. Just kidding. It’s his PIG!
The Premise: Rob the Recluse has been living the shack life for 15 years, his only companion a pig with whom he gathers truffles, trading them for supplies with Amir (Alex Wolff) on a weekly basis, his only contact with the outside world. But when Rob is attacked and his pig stolen, he’s forced to re-enter society to track down his esteemed swine and bring her home. In the city, we come to understand what caused Rob to leave it behind in the first place, and we get to know the man he was before the trauma.
The Verdict: Surprisingly, a win. Although Cage has had some cult favourites over the past decade, this is his true return to acting as opposed to Nic Cage impression he’s been doing on camera for years. A tale of love and loss, Cage is toned down, identifiably human, quietly emotive, broken in humbling ways. We’ve been accustomed to “Cage Rage” and maniacal acting from him for so long, it’s a nice reminder that he can, indeed, turn in a moving performance. Rob is a man desperately holding on to the one thing in his life that still has meaning, and Cage is strangely enough the perfect delivery guy.
Broken Diamonds
The Premise: Scott (Ben Platt) is finally following his dreams all the way to Paris to become a writer. But the universe is a bitch, and by way of obstacles, Ben’s got a newly dead dad, a mother lost to dementia, and a sister, Cindy (Lola Kirke), who is normally hospitalized with schizophrenia is about to become unhospitalized, unmedicated, and very much Scott’s problem. Is he his sister’s keeper?
The Verdict: Movies about mental illness often flirt with exploitation, and while Cindy’s character, and her plight, do serve her brother’s growth and character arc, Broken Diamonds tries to paint a full picture of an illness that is disruptive and damaging and sometimes just part of the package. Platt and Kirke are both very good, very watchable, and the story benefits from its small scope. Schizophrenia is a family disease. Their family has suffered together, and apart. It has left its members battered. It has demanded sacrifice. Platt is of course very good at showing us the inner turmoil of deciding when enough is enough, but it is Kirke who has the heavy load, allowing Cindy to be a woman who is more than just sick. Emotional but undemonstrative, Broken Diamonds is character-driven and intimate, an interesting exploration of the complicated equation between siblings.
Directed by: Peter Sattler, starring Ben Platt, Lola Kirk, Yvette Nicole Brown; find it July 23rd in theatres and on demand.

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Gunpowder milkshake was a total cross between Kill Bill and John Wick. Soooooo badass!!!

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Hi guys! So nice to see you back and at it. Hope you're feeling better Jay! I think I'll pass on Gunpowder Milkshake. I remember watching a video where they show how TV food is made. Whipped cream mashed potatoes. 🤮 I love me some Nicholas Cage so I'll have to add Pig to my list. As always, thanks so much for your detailed reviews. P.S. love this new hair color Jay!

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I've only heard about one of those movies, but I think I'm excited to check them all out. Sometimes you just need something to spoon feed you the things you know and love - Gunpowder Milkshake might be that?

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I learned the term needle drop. The Pig looks good. Nicholas Cage looks really changed. In the last movie that's a good point about mental illness.

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Awesome review guys, haven't seen a movie about a pig since Charlotte's Web LOL. Gunpowder Milkshake looks pretty cool Karen Gillian is awesome in anything she's in!

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I am troubled of which movie should I watch first, but I have a strong feeling that I'd go for the PIG.

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Hey y’all, Happy day to y’all! Jay you are looking well! My favorite milkshake is chocolate. I was a bacon milkshake at state fair a few years ago.

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I watched the gun powder milk shake and I thought it was interesting, enough. I enjoyed the actors and the scenes.

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Malts over milkshakes. Lol. I love Karen Gillan. The director does come off as trying to be Tarantino. Nicholas Cage, not so much these days, but I'm excited to see there might be a decent new movie of his. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!

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The Gunpowder milkshake movie peaked my interest because karen gillen kicks ass..too bad it was derivative. Def gotta check out pig for my Nick cage!! Will have to check out broken diamonds as well! thanks for your wonderful reviews as always!

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I really like Nicolas Cage. He's done some great movies.. i will take your advice and watch Pig !! Great movie review from you two !

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What's up with the milk shake hehe they are my favorite. Jay you more gorgeous now you both been gone for many months right? You both looking slimmer and stunning. Nice movie

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Broken Diamonds (Ben Platt)

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Mash potato milkshakes, gunpowder milkshakes whaaat is going on 😂 ohhh salted caramel with pretzels now your speaking my language 😂 Oh ! Pig sounds like a good one ! Hope you are doing well 💜

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Just started watching so idk what you're gonna say but I loved Gunpowder Milkshake even tho it seemed to have terrible reviews. I thought it was SO FUN!

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Lol just heard the whole review 🤣. I suppose I don't have a very sophisticated taste in movies!

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I really love Nicolas Cage so I would love to see a really good movie with him in it again he was a great actor one time and I don’t know what happened to him there for a while he picked a really bad movies

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