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Rotten:12
Average Rating:7.2/10
Consensus: Befitting its unorthodox origins, this Bad Lieutenant benefits from Werner Herzog's typically fearless direction and a delightfully unhinged Nicolas Cage in the title role.
Theatrical Release:Nov 20, 2009 Limited
Box Office: $1,159,281
Synopsis: In Werner Herzog’s new film “The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans,” Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk
Director: Werner Herzog
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The movie could have ended without the last few scenes and been far more tense and suspenseful. As it stands now, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans plays as if Schindler's List ended with an energetic musical performance by The Muppets.
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.
drags harder than when Herzog tried to pull that boat over a mountain
Just as ridiculous as the title implies, this ill-conceived sequel to Abel Ferrara's masterpiece ("Bad Lieutenant" - 1992) picks up some grains of muscular grit under the unlikely Werner Herzog's guidance, but flails every step of the way.
(The film) has a hard time settling on such simple things as characters' motivations, needs and accents (Cage's changes inexplicably midway through).
It's perhaps 2/3 of a good movie and 1/3 of material that feels out of place or is derivative.
Top CriticI'm pretty sure this would have made total sense if I was on some of the drugs that McDonagh was taking
The film is an exasperating bore.
Do fish have dreams? Do they dream of ominous iguanas, perhaps? Or maybe the disembodied breakdancing souls of freshly capped gangsters? More to the point, will Nicolas Cage ever make another movie that makes sense?
There can only ever be one Bad Lieutenant: Harvey Keitel.
Top CriticCage acts, at times, as though his head is about to explode. And not the character's head; it's Cage himself who seems in danger of self-immolation.
This time, it's not Nicolas Cage's fault: Werner Herzog has lost his mind.
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.
Top CriticWhile watching Cage in Bad Lieutenant I felt like a crack fiend myself: No matter how much I got it was never going to be enough.
A perfect, perfect prank.
Your reaction to the whole thing probably depends on your general feelings about Cage: Fans will relish his unique brand of scenery-chewing; non-fans are likely to be irritated.
Like a jumpy, coke-fueled Pied Piper, Cage takes viewers to the very precipice of depraved self-abasement, while preserving just enough self-conscious humor to keep from tumbling in.
No film by Herzog has ever been so defiantly mainstream - and yet this remains one of the director's craziest, most outlandish affairs. Finding a way out the other side of that contradiction is half the fun for the incredulous viewer
Sensationally entertaining, darkly comedic, witty and refreshingly bizarre. A guilty pleasure. Nicolas Cage is in top form.
Cold-blooded reptiles are lurking everywhere in the slick new noir Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, with snakes, iguanas, gators and especially Nicolas Cage at their slithering and cynical best.
December 17, 2009:
If you're wondering just how bad a bad lieutenant can be, let's just say that Nicolas Cage's 21st century re-incarnation of Abel Ferrara's original 1992 cult version, to say the least, renders Harvey Keitel's bad apple psycho cop a saint in comparison.
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November 17, 2009:
Five Favorite Films with Werner Herzog
During his remarkable 40-year career, Werner Herzog has made some of world cinema's boldest films -- including Aguirre, the Wrath of God, Stroszek, Fitzcaraldo, and a remake of... More...
November 16, 2009:
Bad Lieutenant: When Werner Met Nicolas
The very idea of the movie prompted giggles from film fans and rage from director Abel Ferrara, but Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage's collaboration on "Bad Lieutenant: Port of... More...
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