Pig (2021)

"Once in a while, Pig falls into middlebrow foodie-movie cliches... but for the most part, debuting writer-director Michael Sarnoski seasons his tale of personal apocalypse with a light hand."

"A stone-cold poetic delight."

"Rich, poignant filmmaking anchored by two magnetic leads."

"Pig is one of the year’s best films."

"(Cage) offers something genuinely special: a perfect performance, and one which could not exist without every other performance that the actor has ever delivered."

"Pig doesn't give viewers much to care about, other than perhaps the title character."

"Nicolas Cage delivers a performance of simmering greatness, grabbing every inch of the screen without hamming it up..."

"(Pig) digs beneath the surface, but to a shallower depth than it seems to think."

"Undeniably odd, but surprisingly touching..."

"Pig marks a promising and impressive debut for Sarnoski..."

"A quiet and often melancholy meditation on loss..."

"Pig is considerably smarter and more ardent than it appears at first glance, and unearths treasures that are barely evident on the surface level."

"A film of enormous beauty and depth."

"A sad but not unkind movie, and certainly not a pessimistic one, Pig puts its faith in a discerning audience to look past its premise."

"(Pig's) commitment to its own oddball vision is what makes it linger in the mind."

"There's a rigour to the filmmaking and a surreal beauty to Pat Scola's images that seal our investment in Robin's fate."

"Cage's contained performance embraces his character's losses and his turning away from the world without the slightest play for sympathy."

"A familiar revenge thriller setup turns into something quieter and stranger with an unusually restrained performance from (Nicolas Cage)..."

"(Pig) features a measured, meticulous performance from Nicolas Cage, who turns his usual explosiveness inward..."

"Pig is not the movie you think it is. It's something far more beautiful, and far more painful..."

"Pig is unexpectedly touching; as a showcase for Cage's brilliance, it's a revelation."

"Pig is a little too in love with its own moroseness - which is to say, it could use a joke or two - but its devotion to its alienated protagonist is cumulatively moving."