Rage
Short description
Paul Maguire is a reformed criminal who has built a successful business and a quiet family life. This peace is shattered when the Russian mob kidnaps his daughter, forcing him to abandon his respectable persona. Paul reunites with his former associates to pursue the kidnappers and seek a personal form of justice through a violent campaign of revenge.
Directed by Paco Cabezas, this action thriller was the first of three films he directed, preceding Mr. Right and Goodbye. The movie stars Nicolas Cage as Paul Maguire, alongside Aubrey Shea, Rachel Nichols, Peter Stormare, and Danny Glover. Produced by companies including Saturn Films and Patriot Pictures, the project had a budget of 15 million USD but earned 2 million USD at the worldwide box office.
The film received mixed to poor reception from viewers and critics. On IMDb, it holds a 5/10 rating based on 26,000 votes, while on TMDB, it has a score of 5.3/10 from 823 votes. These audience scores are higher than the rating from film critics, who gave the movie a 3.4/10 based on 40 reviews.
What's left behind the scenes
- At 47:24 it is clearly visible that the characters are sitting in a Cadillac Escalade pickup truck, at 47:28 they drive away in a regular Cadillac Escalade, and at 47:46 they are back in a Cadillac Escalade pickup truck.
- The scene where the characters burn the car takes place 19 years before 2014, but a USS Independence combat ship can be seen in the background. Ships of this type were first commissioned only in 2008.
- When Paul is talking to Danny while standing by the door, it can be noticed that the time on the clock on the wall changes abruptly between frames.
- When Paul drives up to his daughter's school, he is driving a 2014 Cadillac XTS, but then, after they both get out of the car, the camera shows the departing vehicle — an Infiniti G37.
- After the car chase, the Mustang is damaged so badly that it can't drive, however, the character manages to drive it away. Several scenes later, the damage to the car is gone.
- The microphone's shadow is visible to the right above Danny's head while he's calling Paul. Moreover, the shadow follows the movements of Danny's head.
- When Paul is talking to Francis in the cemetery, you can notice the camera and film crew reflected in Paul's sunglasses.
- In the scene where Paul picks up his daughter from school, the building supposedly meant to be the school is actually a museum building.
- During the chase scene, the protagonist is pursued by police in a Crown Victoria released after '98, but in the scene where the car crashes and explodes, it's a different Crown Victoria model from before '98.
- In the scene at the 48th minute, before entering the club, the characters Kane and Danny are sitting in the front seats of the car, while Paul is in the back. When Paul gets out of the car and the other characters remain, the next shot shows no one in the front seats.
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