Pig (2021)

Pig is a 2021 American drama film co-written and directed by Michael Sarnoski in his directorial debut. It stars Nicolas Cage, Alex Wolff, and Adam Arkin, and follows a truffle forager whose beloved truffle-finding pig is stolen. It was released theatrically in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Neon.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film is a destruction of Roaring Rampage of Revenge flicks, particularly John Wick in the abduction/abuse of an animal kickstarting the plot. Especially with Nick Cage in the spotlight and a marketing campaign that steered into the skid, Pig is poised to unravel like any other action-revenge flick. In its first act, Robin even visits some kind of underground fight club to with which he was supposedly involved in the past. After this plot point serves its purpose, however, it's dropped and never mentioned again. The whole film culminates in Robin cooking a meal for the Big Bad instead of just kicking his ass like a revenge flick would inevitably require him to do.
 * 2) Because of this, the film is more focused on getting to know who Robin was before being a hermit and why he became one.
 * 3) Great cinematography.
 * 4) Great acting especially from Nicholas Cage.
 * 5) It's revealed at the end that the pig died the night the two junkies stole her. While this is very bittersweet it wasn't all for nothing as Robin helped Amir and his father reforge their damaged bond, potentially helping the older man become less of a ruthless jerk, and demonstrates a willingness to open up again by shaking Amir's hand as a friend.
 * 6) The pig is meant to represent the emotional grief over Robin losing his wife some years prior. When it's revealed that the pig died, Robin returns to his cabin and finally listens to the cassette tape of his lost wife that we heard a little of in the beginning, no longer so emotionally injured that he can't even bear to hear her voice.
 * 7) Great soundtrack.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can be considered boring for some given its slow pace.

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which categorizes reviews only as positive or negative, 97% of 159 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Like the animal itself, Pig defies the hogwash of expectations with a beautiful odyssey of loss and love anchored by Nicolas Cage's affectingly raw performance."

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