Based on actual events, this black comedy-drama stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov. The story follows Uri from his humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn and peaks with his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to among other top clients the sadistic African dictator Andre Baptiste, Sr. (Eamonn Walker). Jared Leto co-stars as Uri's little brother Vitaly, whose conscience and a burgeoning cocaine problem get in the way of business. Ethan Hawke is good as a sanctimonious Interpol agent with a vendetta against Uri, ... but the film's biggest dose of onscreen gravitas comes from Walker, whose Baptiste seethes with a heavy, serpent-like malevolence. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, the film makes fine use of the brisk stream-of-consciousness narration style that Martin Scorcese brought to the true crime genre with 'Goodfellas' (1992), and a near constant flow of action and classic rock songs that ensure a speedy, riveting ride through three decades of global carnage. Cage, who coproduced, lets his patented oddball magnetism slowly change polarity, until viewers realise they've been led into a moral quagmire by falling for his self-delusory spiels about supply and demand, making this one of the bravest and most jet-black comedies of its decade.
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Lord of War - The Shock Factor
Despite this showing gun whielding people who are exceptionally trigger happy, the masacre of innocent people and the death of a person close to Yuri (Nicolas Cage) the most shocking part has to be at the end of the movei becuase love him or hate him it is revealed that the five biggest arms suppliers in the world are USA, UK, France, Russia and China (oh nad they are also the permant 5 member of the UN security council). I think that is the whole point of this movie, we are supposed to be appauled by ths man and his life but in fact he is small fries in comparision to the governments. The movie is good but shocking and full of blood shed. Not a fast paced action but well worth seeing.
war...huh, what is it good for?
Going by Nicholas Cage's recent track record, you might not expect much from this movie apart from big bangs, car chases and the odd cheesy line delivered from the side of his mouth. However this really is worth a watch. The movie manages to communicate the impact of arms dealing across the world, right down to a very personal level. It makes you appreciate that this is the biggest threat to society, not war itself... but rather the industry that fuels the war, and all-out greed.
the movie is engaging and cage is relatively understated. give it a go. but not if you liked con-air.
Lord of War The rise and fall of an international gunrunner. Nic Cage stars in Andrew Niccol's blackly funny, deeply cynical drama
It's difficult to think of anyone else playing Yuri Orlov, the Ukrainian-American boy who makes his fortune in the arms trade, except the former Nicolas Coppola. The role requires a finely judged tightrope-walk of a performance. Who else but Nic Cage could give Orlov the necessary "movie star" charm - and the man is very charming - at the same time as leaving you in no doubt just what a bastard he is?
The set-up is basically a gunrunning GoodFellas. Writer-director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca) charts the fictional Orlov's career from...
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So far no comments have been negative, and I too was greatly impressed. Bridget Moynahan looks uncannily like Elka Sommer, but turns out not to be related.The turbaned customs officials have to be bribed when they query Cage's importation of alleged umbrellas to the arid Sahara, but the Arabic word they use is shamsiya containing the word shams (sun) so actually parasols.
mr.cage never fails to amaze me. brilliant movie. wanted to see this when it came out in 05 but never got around to it. five years later and i'm very pleased. defiantly a must see. 5/5
money is power, power is corrupt, corruption is evil absolute. 5/5 good flick based on true events im sure. it is still just a fictional movie. sad this world. we should be thinking about love and life and being happy. moral to the story as with all stories, money corrupts is absolute power, absolute evil.
Dude had the perfect model wife and child, lots of money, but he need to be in the spotlight to find some self-worth, all he really saw was himself as being the whole world
This movie depicts a vicious cycle of evil which, once stepped into, is impossible to get out of. Good acting by all, and Cage as his usual dark self. 4/5
to some ppl this movie might be good..but for me..damn seriously its soo boring..i didnt even finish the movie..i just couldnt take it anymore..lol..and im so bored and still stopped..so yeah..2.5/5
