First off I’ll admit I’m not particularly a huge fan of Mr. Cage. I do, however commend him for his performances in many films such as Face/Off, Con Air, Gone in 60 Seconds, National Treasure (eh..) and even Lord of War (Mostly because I support Jared Leto in both his musical and acting endeavors). But for the majority of his career he has been unfortunately typecasted time and time again.

A film sadly unfamiliar to many, Raising Arizona, is in my humble opinion, his best appearance to date. Filmed in 1987, Raising Arizona was one of Cage’s first lead roles, and by far his most impressive. And yes, it is a Coen brothers film so I’m partial its creators, but if you consider yourself a movie connoisseur you need to stop reading blogs and add this movie to your Netflix queue asap.