Zaid’s review published on Letterboxd:
This movie is hilarious.
There are so many funny moments: Eville telling the supermarket guy to count to 825, then it later shows him counting in Mississipi; the old people at the bank confused if they should freeze or lay down, then later it shows them still lying down long after the robbers are gone; Eville and Gayle continuously forgetting the baby; H.I still focused on getting the Huggies even while the dogs and cops chased him; The truck guy telling H.I he's got a panty on his head; Ed talking about how this is a decent home now even though the baby is kidnapped; Ed's accent full stop.
Ed and Gayle low-key gave me Dumb and Dumber vibes, but much funnier if I dare say. There are adorable moments in the film too. I loved it when Ed kept swerving the car and telling the baby to hang on; it was so cute how he would cover his eyes every time she was about to hit something. H.I.'s overwhelm with the five babies while they kept climbing out of their crib was strangely cute. In fact, Nicolas Cage was strangely cute in this film. The ending was very wholesome as well.
Now I don't want to hear nobody say anything bad anymore about Nic Cage. Not only is he a national treasure, but this man can act. All you have to see is his various roles in Matchstick Men (underrated but awesome film), Bad Lieutenant (also underrated), Moonstruck, Leaving Las Vegas, and now Longlegs. There's a remarkable versatility across his roles. He may have a reputation for going over the top, but he shows great restraint here and I can't think of someone better. I would also say he does over-the-top quite well and is a big reason why Face/Off was so fun. H.I is a very fun role for him to play as a man who just can't adult or get his priorities straight without getting into trouble.
I highly recommend Raising Arizona. It's The Big Lebowski's little sibling.