And Red Rock West. In fact, he's tougher in Kiss of Death than in either of the films you mentioned. He's a wimp who's in over his head for most of The Rock.

The reason that Cage gets hated more because his flops are high profile, mass marketed flicks whereas someone like Clooney shits the bed in smaller films that nobody sees and everyone quickly forget ever existed. Artsy fartsy types "respect" failing in indies and villify those who make stuff for the masses.