Mandy

THE GIST: Red and Mandy's idyllic life in the woods turns to nightmare when the members of a hippie cult with a satanic bent stumbles upon them, turning Red into a vengeful man on a rampage.

Mandy can very appropriately be described as a vivid hallucination, or a revenge trip bathed in acid.

Whether you enjoy it or not, I think no one could argue that Nicolas Cage doesn't give it his all. He tears through his scenes with a passion and physicality and commitment that are seldom seen onscreen.

He makes you completely believe the pain he's going through. No question about that.

Andreas Riseborough and Olwen Fouéré are also pretty good, while Linus Roache, always a good actor, sometimes falls into the farcical.

THE BOTTOM LINE: The film asks you early on to join it in going on a semi-crazy trip. It's not memorable, but it's not disappointing either.

Grade: 6