A mesmerizing, taunt, compelling and powerful film. A tour de force performance by Cage. Nicolas Cage has never been better, he truly gives one of his best performances ever and has to be seen to believed. Cage has a type of crazy, wild mad man energy that stands with Heath Ledge...( read more)
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The remake follows Terence McDonough, as he investigates the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
DVD Release Date: April 6, 2010
Stats: 1,359 reviews
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February 5, 2010
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February 4, 2010
Hilariously weird and kind of uncomfortable. You are truly clueless about what to expect from a Werner Herzog remake of an Abel Ferrara film. Is it going to be serious? A parody? Ultra-violent? Black comedy?
Well, let's just say it's everything and nothing.
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December 28, 2009
1. The White Ribbon - a gripping whodunnit (maybe?) from Michael Haneke. Its a film, like all of Haneke's, that simmers on the surface, boils underneath, and begs more quetions than it answers. This beautifully shot alegorical picture has more than meets the eye.
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December 23, 2009
herzog's newest film will never be confused with one of his great masterpieces, but i actually really enjoyed watching this film. nic cage gives the most eccentric performance of his already eccentric career, and the best word to describe the film is "bizarre", but in a good way...( read more)
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December 20, 2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is one of those movies where when its over, you're not sure if you liked it or hated it; whether it was really good, or really bad. All you know is - you have to see it again. Well, I have watched it again, and I'm no closer to figuring ...( read more)
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February 7, 2010
For me, this is a very uneven film. There is a good cast and director but the material that they are using is paper thin and I just couldn't buy into it.
Pushing the material to the side, Cage is clearly having a blast. He has an amped up presence that is very watchable, his a...( read more) -
February 1, 2010
Bad Lieutenant Port of Call New Orleans is the Sequel/Remake of Abel Ferrara?s Bad Lieutenant that only shares a title and a bad cop in common. Set in New Orleans it follows policeman Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) who after hurting his back rescuing a criminal during Hurricane ...( read more)
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January 29, 2010
So a damned that saves the damned!! well sort of but it really is a nice movie with a good story to tell and that is it!!
Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
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Despite his strangely receding hairline, bug-eyed demeanor and hunchback stance, Cage somehow avoids making this police lieutenant a caricature. full review
If the new film commits the sin of entertainment, it's redeemed by a sense of life's contradictions and distinguished by surreal flourishes that include a pair of iguanas, slithery witnesses to Terenc... full review
There's a valuable lesson to be learned from Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans: Two wrongs don't make a right -- it takes at least three. full review
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans -- why Port of Call? what does that mean? -- is no masterpiece, but it is undoubtedly the work of a master. full review
Cage's receding hairline and hunchback performance evokes Conrad Veidt -- a Klaus Kinski-like maniac -- because this is, in fact, a German Expressionist horror film and comedy. full review
No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage. He's a fearless actor. He doesn't care if you think he goes over the top. If a film calls for it, he will crawl to the top hand over han... full review
May not result in a coherent whole but nonetheless delivers bursts of random, inspired madness. full review
If there's a sure thing in movies, it's that if you cast Nicolas Cage in a role in which he goes crazy, he'll rise to the occasion and keep on rising until he seems even loonier than his character. full review
A vividly acted and directed movie that stretches the boundaries of its genre and keeps you in its ever-unpredictable grip throughout. full review
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