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Bridget Moynahan, Donald Sutherland, Eamonn Walker, Eric Uys, Ethan Hawke
A wily arms dealer dodges bullets and betrayal as he schemes his way to the top of his profession, only to come face to face with his conscience. But it's not easy to leave a life of girls, guns and g...( read more
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Id: 10893098
An impressive an unbiased look at the arms trade, although I?m not sure Cage would have been my first choice to play the lead role.
Nicolas Cage is the perfect choice for a large scale arms dealer, dodging the arms of justice and juggling a luxurious private life at the same time. His tale is a bit predictable, especially the character of his brother, and the episodic flow isn't exactly full of exciting highl...( read more)
The first time through this one, already a couple of years ago, I wasn't really paying attention, and I don't even think I got to the end. That was a mistake: this is a really good movie. Incredibly believable and evocative of realist film, right down to the narrator with whom yo...( read more)
"The first and most important rule of gun-running is: never get shot with your own merchandise."
One man demonstrates how to get rich selling warring nations the tools of their deadly trade in this dark comedy drama. Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) is an opportunistic busines...( read more)
An impressive work really. A movie more like a documentary about arms traffickers. The performances of actors are great! And before i forgot to tell I would like to point to credits at the end. The cast is in order to appearance I've never seen it before and I think It's an origi...( read more)
I must be impervious to a magic redeeming element that people find appealing somewhere in there, because I barely got half-way through Lord of War. It was too exaggerated and cheesy, while the plot was all too predictable to hold my interest. There was no chance I was sitting aro...( read more)
Fascinating subject matter which hadn't been touched on much before this movie came along; moderate acting made up for by a smart and witty script; stunning locations; excellent direction and cinematography; and freakin' awesome soundtrack.
A very good movie which not only showca...( read more)
