MOVIE: 211
STARRING: Nicolas Cage, Weston Coppola Cage, Michael Rainey Jr., Dwayne Cameron, Cory Hardrict, Alexandra Dinu, Sophia Skelton, Ori Pfeffer
RELEASE DATE: June 8t, 2018
WHERE TO WATCH: VOD (Amazon Prime, Hulu, Vudu)
By Justin Pomerville (2 Broke Geeks)
Officer Mike Chandler (Nicolas Cage) in 211
Code 211 over police radio means armed robbery in progress. In 2018, that code was turned into a crime-action film directed by York Shackelton. One of the most notable things about this film is that not only does it have Nicolas Cage, but also has his son, Weston Coppola Cage playing one of the antagonists. The film has a 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, but does it really deserve that rating? Personally, that might be a tad bit gracious.
The plot of 211 is police officers Mike (played by Cage) and his son-in-law, Steve (played by Dwayne Cameron) take a high-school student, Kenny (played by Micheal Rainy Jr.) on a ride-along to teach him about making the wrong decisions. While on the ride-along, they accidentally find themselves uncovering an armed robbery at a bank from 4 men who were in the special forces. Now they must protect themselves as well protect Kenny in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Mike (Nicolas Cage) in 211
This is going to be a pretty short review because this movie is terrible. You might as well call this film, “Everyone’s SAG Cards” because this film hardly has any good actors and is filled with overacting background extras and I assume some “breakout” supporting actors. There is no chemistry among the weaving storylines that feel rushed. The camera work is laughable, especially scenes where snipers are looking through scopes and somehow can see through car doors.
Cage’s performance in this is subpar at best. His whole story arc is he refuses to talk to his daughter after his wife dies of cancer, and he refuses to retire from the force. That character development is all thrown at you in the first 10 minutes of the film and is just tossed aside for the rest. This movie is an hour and a half long and nothing about it hooks you in to care about anyone. This film is going on the lower end of “Hot Mess” on the Nic Gauge.
