Film Review: ‘The Old Way’: Nicolas Cage Fails to Deliver in a Period Western

R | 1h 35min | Drama, Western | 6 January 2023 (USA)

For the bulk of his 40-year career Nicolas Cage has alternated between mainstream and art-house with relative ease. He’s collected big paychecks for the crowd-pleasers (“The Family Man,” “The Rock,” “Con Air,” “Face/Off,” the “National Treasure” franchise) so that he could afford to take lesser compensation for “deeper” ventures (“Red Rock West,” “Leaving Las Vegas,” “Adaptation,” “Mandy,” and “Pig”).