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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009
Comedy
Drama
2h 2m
A rogue detective is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs - while playing fast and loose with the law.
Directed by:
Werner Herzog Werner Herzog
Written by:
William M. Finkelstein
Starring:
Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage Val Kilmer Val Kilmer Brad Dourif Brad Dourif Shea Whigham Shea Whigham Shawn Hatosy Shawn Hatosy Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Coolidge Fairuza Balk Fairuza Balk Vondie Curtis-Hall Vondie Curtis-Hall Michael Shannon Michael Shannon Eva Mendes Eva Mendes Denzel Whitaker Denzel Whitaker Stephanie Honoré Stephanie Honoré
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Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Crime
AKA:
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans, The
Country:
USA
Languages:
English, Spanish
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

2009
Comedy
Drama
2h 2m
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ewp805ewp805
Rated 21 Apr 2010
85
85th
One of Cage's best performances. THIS is the the type of role he needs to be casted in, not that Bangkok Dangerous shit. Werner Herzog is still as twisted as he was 30 years ago, and I love it.
Rated 21 Apr 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 29 Nov 2009
9
92nd
My dream team of Herzog and Cage teaming up did not disappoint as both are in top form. Completely crazy and completely welcome. Loved the shifts to black comedy, I mean dark too as the 'Bad Lieutenant' title definitely fits and its amazing how Cage is just a natural for it. Oh and Iguanas.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 07 Dec 2009
7
68th
Much better than the version with Keitel, except the ending to Ferrara's version is much better than this one. It just wraps up a bit too nicely for my tastes. Cage is a man possessed. He just rattles off some hilarious and insane dialog. I can't believe the line "You stand there and watch as I fuck your girlfriend" made it into a movie. That was genius. This or Rescue Dawn has to be Herzog's most Hollywood film. But he still throws in some iguanas and a black midget to showcase his weird.
Rated 07 Dec 2009
hawkinsHawkins
Rated 30 Apr 2022
82
74th
They say there's a fine line between genius and insanity, and Nic Cage snorted it
Rated 30 Apr 2022
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 12 Dec 2009
8
78th
Cage's best performance and most enjoyable role since "Adaptation". I think Herzog may have found his 2nd Kinski, we can only pray they make more films together. I could criticize the dreary look and camera work, and truth be told, I wasn't paying much attention to the story. I was having too much fun. A great, unpredictable and weird little film. I expected nothing less from Herzog, loved it.
Rated 12 Dec 2009
anomalyAnomaly
Rated 13 Feb 2012
84
83rd
Herzog tries something a little different, but it's all good, because he found another mad man to play with - Nicholas Cage. What we end up getting is an entertaining atmospheric evocation of insanity and the southern US. If it's a bit hard to swallow sometimes, it more than makes up for that with some great - and dark - comedy. Cage's performance is definitely one of his best ever.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 05 Dec 2009
8
84th
Pretty fucking weird. But then again. Drugs, crime, fast women, crazy gangsters, a completely whacked out cop (Cage in his best role since "Adaptation") with a hazy moral compass to say the least - and copious amounts of iguanas (!). Isn't that pretty hard not to like?
Rated 05 Dec 2009
ocelotOcelot
Rated 22 Dec 2009
75
81st
Nicolas Cage is an interesting fellow.
Rated 22 Dec 2009
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 14 May 2010
88
87th
Why does Cage's accent change? Why does Herzog do Agatha Christie and back again? Why do fish have dreams? Probably for the same reason Cage doesn't kill Xzibit at the end, and the same reason souls dance. You just have to love people as much as Herzog does, or you'll go fucking insane.
Rated 14 May 2010
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 23 Dec 2009
81
88th
What are those fucking iguanas doing on my fucking coffee table?
Rated 23 Dec 2009
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 13 Dec 2009
98
98th
Herzog did an amazing job with that flick, and I think bad lieutenant is the best movie i've seen in a long while. Cage is back with a great performance. He's back, after several embarrassing movies. Herzog connects a thrilling cop story with demanding pictures and created a movie that no one should miss.
Rated 13 Dec 2009
jebJeb
Rated 07 Dec 2009
85
70th
A weird, whacked and odd addition to Herzog's long filmography. Cage's frenzied and freakish performance here rivals his best as he is a complete nutcase and allowed to go feral in this role. Throw in a flurry of iguanas and this is officially the most erratic film ever. It just may be better than Herzog's other Hollywood contribution, Rescue Dawn.
Rated 07 Dec 2009
rayRay
Rated 02 Jun 2010
95
96th
Woah. Woah, woah, woah. Woah. This is the first film I have seen by Werner Herzog, and I must say I'm blown away. His directing is a breath of fresh air. I very much look forward to delving into his filmography. Cage, a man I am normally not a fan of, delivers what surely must be his best performance here, and the supporting cast hold their own. The score is evocative and engrossing, fitting every scene perfectly. You need to shoot me again, because after seeing this film my soul is dancing.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
td888td888
Rated 06 Dec 2009
90
95th
What is it with Cage and New Orleans? Zandalee is shot there as well and he owns two houses there. I feel Herzog tried to get something deep from Cage which came out maybe the last 20 minutes. It's a strange flick, but didn't work for me (now). Maybe it gets better over time.
Rated 06 Dec 2009
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 12 Mar 2010
75
66th
Truth be told, this is not a particularly good film. Its frenetic pace and in-your-face bizarreness makes for a highly uneven and erratic movie experience. Ironically, its downright weirdness is also what makes it so compulsively watchable. That and Nicolas Cage's remarkably flawless performance. He nailed it so perfectly that it's hard not to be impressed.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 13 Jan 2019
0
1st
A pretty accurate documentary on Nicolas Cage's day-to-day life.
Rated 13 Jan 2019
obdurateObdurate
Rated 20 Jan 2010
90
91st
Yeah put me in with the "I love this movie" camp. The plot doesn't even really matter because you're just treated to an insanely awesome (and just plain insane) performance and just great scene after great scene. As someone said, it's just so much fun!
Rated 20 Jan 2010
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 20 Feb 2010
72
57th
This 'Bad Lieutenant' from Werner Herzog is about as drugged up as its lead character, wobbling in its own little world. I didn't believe a frame of this movie, but I couldn't help but be drawn in by the lunatic performance of Nicolas Cage who has finally found a character medium to channel his high-wire, over-the-top sensibilities. While the movie is one absurd experience without much of an involving storyline, Cage, in his best performance since 2002, is a little bit addicting here.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
understampunderstamp
Rated 06 May 2012
90
95th
My favourite comedy film.
Rated 06 May 2012
msworddocmsworddoc
Rated 10 Apr 2010
90
93rd
great
Rated 10 Apr 2010
theficionadotheficionado
Rated 18 Jan 2010
75
74th
It feels as though Herzog just kind of tossed this one off. That it's still filled to the brim with hallucinatory visions of iguanas, terrorizing old ladies, uncommented-upon accent changes, and souls break-dancing (to the same song as did chickens in Stroszek, no less) is a testament to the director's madness and inimitable vision.
Rated 18 Jan 2010
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 30 Jul 2011
84
83rd
"Shoot him again. His soul is still dancing." Herzog successfully takes the 'unhinged' Cage persona & crafts a completely engrossing movie out of it. He brings the same strange intensity that make even his worst efforts so engaging. He's unpredictable, and it's fun to watch him cut loose in a completely debaucherous role. Herzog makes things visually interesting -- the whole film has a nice textured feel to it. Mendes & Cage show much more chemistry together here than in Ghost Rider. Funny that.
Rated 30 Jul 2011
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 04 Jul 2018
4
70th
A hypersurrealistic vision of a bad man doing very bad things and seeming never to take any joy in any of them. It has the same hallucinatory, fine-art/postmodern bent as late-period David Lynch, but with a manic energy that stems as much from Cage's unhinged performance as it does its incredibly expressive and active cinematography.
Rated 04 Jul 2018
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 14 Apr 2010
72
62nd
Well, this.. certainly was.. something. It constantly switches between gritty, over the top, crazy, predictable and subdued. It's pretty ambiguous, but taken at face value the major problems Cage faces are all taken care of as an afterthought. Speaking of Cage; the man is just gloriously insane and truly carries the film. A fun watch, but it wraps up too easily and could've used even móre insanity (or POV reptile shots).
Rated 14 Apr 2010
kasperlKasperL
Rated 06 May 2010
80
86th
I dug the milieu and Herzog's style, even if the most crazy of his touches, which many find very funny, baffled me and were a bit too absurd for my taste. The film is a must-see for Cage's awesome performance.
Rated 06 May 2010
amerigoamerigo
Rated 14 Feb 2011
89
94th
There's really no point to this film and that's exactly what makes it surprisingly profound. Cage pulls off his best since Leaving Las Vegas and Herzog really switches gears from his usual sombre, dry style to something really compelling.
Rated 14 Feb 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 08 Dec 2009
90
92nd
Loved this movie. Nicolas Cage is just a ball of charisma and it's fun to watch.
Rated 08 Dec 2009
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 15 Aug 2010
85
92nd
Somehow it's befitting that two so unstable talents as Cage and Herzog strike gold in each others company. Essentially its a sitcom with added sex, drugs and amphibians and it's way waaay better than the original. In fact it's not just one of the best Nic Cage roles but possibly one of the greatest characters of all time.
Rated 15 Aug 2010
kito1kito1
Rated 09 Feb 2017
60
47th
The visuals and score are weird, a bit too stylized for my taste, and there are some boring scenes. But Nicolas Cage is a fun protagonist.
Rated 09 Feb 2017
overratedoverrated
Rated 15 Jul 2010
89
96th
Everyone needs a lucky crack pipe.
Rated 15 Jul 2010
sebbysebby
Rated 18 Jul 2010
88
97th
Cage's performance is so incredibly aggressive and weird in this one. This is one of the most fascinating crime films I have ever seen. Herzog can do no wrong.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
barraocBarraoc
Rated 23 Apr 2016
80
85th
Cage is brilliant as the self medicating bad lieutenant who's actually a pretty decent guy. It's a serious crime drama, but there are many moments of crazed hilarity. "His soul is still dancing." Pure genius. Show me some more Herzog and Cage collaboration please.
Rated 23 Apr 2016
leshiileshii
Rated 19 Feb 2010
77
71st
An amazing movie. Two hours of tension just on the edge of total insanity. Cage is great.
Rated 19 Feb 2010
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 20 May 2011
59
63rd
Nic Cage shines as a character who resembles a white, more successful, and far more insane version of Training Day's Alonzo. If Herzog was going for something deeper here, I think the movie failed overall. But if he was going for an all-out, frenetic trip that includes copious amounts of murder, drugs, sex, gambling, and general psychosis, it was pretty enjoyable.
Rated 20 May 2011
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 25 May 2010
76
43rd
A messy, convoluted film with a weak narrative. Some of the drug-fuelled and hallucinatory scenes were wacky and fun, but a character driven by addiction is always going to be less interesting than one driven by reason. And a film driven by atmosphere is less than one driven by plot. Fear and Loathing in New Orleans this is; a worthwhile or valuable development of the police detective formula it is not.
Rated 25 May 2010
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 02 Jun 2010
70
50th
The craziest fucking thing. The Iguanas, the Breakdancing, of course. What people don't bring up is that immediately after the breakdancing scene there's a similarly dressed man on television being gored by a bull. Looks an awful lot like breakdancing. Crazy. The allegator(s) part was crazy, the fish parts were crazy... basically every animal part was crazy. I'm not sure what it means yet, but it was all awesome.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 17 Nov 2010
80
80th
A spoof take on the excellent original, Herzog offers little storywise, save one of the best endings in modern film history, and randomly scattered lizard weirdness. Turns out that's enough!
Rated 17 Nov 2010
naurunauru
Rated 07 Mar 2012
19
13th
Poorly written script that is based entirely on coincidences and luck to advance the weak plot, and irrelevant dialog and pointlessly drawn-out shots to stretch the run time past 90 minutes. The hard-boiled, addicted cop role is so overdone that to even include such a character in a movie is basically hackneyed. Most of the characters' actions and decisions are entirely without motivation and impossible to believe.
Rated 07 Mar 2012
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 10 Aug 2011
85
87th
Thank you Werner Herzog and thank you Nicolas Cage for giving me another movie I can point to that solidifies Cage as a good actor. The haters can suck it, the man's got talent.
Rated 10 Aug 2011
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 24 Mar 2010
80
84th
You just have to sit back and ask..what the fuck? and _is_ everything you are seeing really happening? Some things are obvious hallucinations but other incidents left ambiguous. We are seeing things from his perspective and it isn't reliable. Events are as disjointed as Cage's character whose sole goal it seems is to wallow in seediness. This is Herzog doing what he does best. There's moments of manic genius here with subtle music, surreal scene composition, and unusual transitions.
Rated 24 Mar 2010
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 13 Oct 2010
4
74th
Herzog directs a marvelous cast, with Nicolas Cage playing up a crazy and exaggerated role that seems to recall Kinski's portrayal of Aguirre, even down to the lopsided disfigurement. A vile and cynical piece of drama that weighs so heavily, it actually becomes an outrageous bit of black comedy. A strange, unpredictable, and interesting movie.
Rated 13 Oct 2010
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 06 Jun 2010
29
19th
this movie will split audiences...I hated it alot..I loved the original..this one was so boring, so un neccesary..a total waste of time and talent
Rated 06 Jun 2010
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 26 Jun 2010
80
66th
Except for a few delightfully weird or ecstatic moments, this is barely recognizable as a Herzog film. But at least it's far more interesting than Rescue Dawn. And it's his most fun movie in ages. If the film isn't exactly a revelation, at least it strikes a comfortable and pleasing balance between black comedy and crime drama. Nicolas Cage hits just the right mark of being unhinged without going completely goofy. I especially liked the magic lucky crackpipe.
Rated 26 Jun 2010
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 09 Dec 2010
79
78th
What starts off as a fairly straight procedural slowly unfolds into the blackest of black comedies, with some great surreal touches. There is no moral redemption here as in Ferrara's version, but Hertzog shows a surprising optimism in the ability of human beings to help each other. Very entertaining.
Rated 09 Dec 2010
magbMagb
Rated 18 Dec 2010
80
61st
I don't know how you could ever figure out that this is a Herzog film just by looking at it. It's no secret that Herzog is a versatile director, but this is a pretty big departure even for him. Nicolas Cage gives a quite awesome performance in the kind of role he was born to play. The film plays like a satire of police procedurals, with a bit of film noir added for good measure. It's also a funny film, and I don't think you're really supposed to take it all that seriously.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
timoatimoA
Rated 11 Jan 2010
90
73rd
It's probably clear to most people, but this movie should be approached as a black comedy or some kind of a satire instead of a serious cop drama. One of the funniest, most entertaining and imaginative films from 2009 I've seen. Worth it for the "His soul is still dancing!" scene alone, and Nic Cage's intense performance. He really nails it here.
Rated 11 Jan 2010
rossRoss
Rated 25 Apr 2010
45
38th
Cage is great when he is allowed to freak out. The movie was unfortunately nothing more than a serious of random scenes to give him a playground.
Rated 25 Apr 2010
kojilessKojiless
Rated 03 Feb 2011
50
55th
What I learned from this movie: reptiles are always watching. Always.
Rated 03 Feb 2011
pompousasspompousass
Rated 25 Nov 2009
40
71st
Nearly but not quite a remake. If the film doesn't match the hellish hyperbole of its namesake, that's not at all a bad thing, a kind of badness that we don't want matched. And yet, not so good if not all the way to downright bad, Herzog now seems more fully assimilated into Hollywood than in his previous commercial venture, Rescue Dawn, more fully erased as a nutball personality, despite some genuinely odd reptile footage
Rated 25 Nov 2009
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 01 Aug 2011
83
82nd
This film is a thing of beauty.
Rated 01 Aug 2011
zombiewoodsZombieWoods
Rated 07 Apr 2010
85
85th
Bad Lieutenant is a crooked cop movie on crack. Literately. It's unflinchingly disturbing and wierd and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Rated 07 Apr 2010
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 19 Feb 2014
70
70th
Nicolas Cage is a cop who life is always at the edge of disaster. He's corrupt, hooked on drugs and gambling, and he bends or breaks all the rules to get drugs, money and serve the public justice. Despite the corruption, he is routinely decorated and promoted. Around every corner it seems he is about to go down in flames, and we are enthralled to watch and wait for it. Eva Mendes and Jennifer Coolidge were good. Director made weird choices, like close ups on iguanas. Dirty gritty and violent.
Rated 19 Feb 2014
jakeaestheteJakeAesthete
Rated 28 Feb 2011
14
12th
Herzog might be advised to look up the difference between camp and kitsch, because i think here he has mistaken one for the other. A failure for being not only inferior to (not to mention less "crazy" than) Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant, but also failing to be crazier than his best work with Kinski, and even failing to be the craziest Nicholas Cage movie set in New Orleans (that would be Zandalee, which is infinitely more insane and entertaining than this movie is).
Rated 28 Feb 2011
nrooNroo
Rated 05 Aug 2010
76
62nd
Nicolas Cage is a goddamn crazy person.
Rated 05 Aug 2010
nadihNadiH
Rated 25 May 2010
89
83rd
being a younger film fan I am only familiar with one other Herzog film, Rescue Dawn. While I felt lukewarm about that one I think this is pretty fantastic. It is twisted, dark, funny, and deeply, deeply strange. Nicholas cage is fantastic in his bizarre and idiosyncratic characterization. Still i find numerically rating a film such as this very difficult as it is hard to pin down my scattered feelings. Regardless, this film deserves more attention than it got.
Rated 25 May 2010
terrymacterrymac
Rated 25 May 2011
77
77th
Delightful lunacy from Herzog (incidentally, this felt nothing like a Herzog film). The plot verges on pulp, but proves worthwhile as it acts as a catalyst for Cage's hugely enjoyable performance as the unhinged protagonist. The competent group of supporting actors and characters play their part, but again they are just seasoning to Cage's blackly comic and compelling antics. Worth checking out if you are in the mood.
Rated 25 May 2011
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 28 Apr 2010
81
68th
As far as narratives go, this is about as by-the-book as old Werner gets, which is not necessarily a bad thing. There's an interesting story to be had here for sure, with Nic Cage's withered husk of a detective tooling around New Orleans taking bribes, doing drugs and banging prostitutes when he's not trying to solve the drug-related executions of a relocated African family. The story here though, of course, is Cage's performance which is really something to be seen. "Buy everyone a drink!"
Rated 28 Apr 2010
christiaanbchristiaanb
Rated 23 Mar 2014
79
62nd
So this is what happens when Herzog makes a cop movie. At the start of the film we are presentend with the crime-to-solve, then Herzog decides not to pay too much attention to it. What we get instead is an off the charts character study of a twisted, immoral, addicted cop. At times the direction is fairly conventional, then there's the weird shots of iguanas and alligators being ogled by our protagonist. I'm not sure what the proper reaction to this movie is, but I was laughing my way through it
Rated 23 Mar 2014
ceruleanblueceruleanblue
Rated 29 Apr 2010
9
70th
It's great mad fun. Just enjoy. This would be my 2nd favorite Nicolas Cage movie. My first is still Bringing Out the Dead. Oh, and Moonstruck still gets me every time: "We are here to ruin ourselves and to break our hearts and love the wrong people and *die*."
Rated 29 Apr 2010
sirrobbieSirRobbie
Rated 22 Sep 2010
70
53rd
Cage has finally shown some acting ! Liked the "dancing soul" thing ;)
Rated 22 Sep 2010
actionbergActionberg
Rated 10 May 2010
85
84th
I don't think I've seen a better performance by Nicolas Cage.
Rated 10 May 2010
vcohaagenVCohaagen
Rated 12 Feb 2011
85
91st
Nicolas Cage's best role in years
Rated 12 Feb 2011
citizenxCitizenX
Rated 11 Dec 2009
60
62nd
totally different movie, seemed like an 80ies episode of nash bridges that wanted to be fear and loathing in las vegas, cage was fun to watch again
Rated 11 Dec 2009
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 16 May 2013
60
62nd
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -- New Orleans is not a pleasant or fun experience, but it certainly is unique, which is something you rarely get with the movies. Thanks to a glorious performance from Nicolas Cage, and a director who manages to take that over-the-top performance and insert it into a serious drama, this is a movie absolutely worth watching, even if it's just to say you did. Did I enjoy this film? No, but I appreciated it and I definitely think it's one that you should check out.
Rated 16 May 2013
goldblumingGoldbluming
Rated 05 Jun 2013
83
73rd
Nicolas Cage and Wener Herzog combine for an incredible comedy!
Rated 05 Jun 2013
hezarfenHezarfen
Rated 28 Nov 2010
40
9th
Watch the original, this is a stupid cop flick with some of the original "Bad Lieutenant" thrown in. Clumsy, retarded ending(s) - we thought that it must be a dream sequence as the conclusions were all so silly, but no. I guess Werner Hertzog got paid, and did what he could with someone else's screenplay. The only good parts are those lifted from the original "Bad Lieutenant"
Rated 28 Nov 2010
suture_selfSuture Self
Rated 13 Feb 2013
9
90th
While I'm not convinced the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, there are so many classic scenes here you won't really give a damn. Plus, this is the closest we'll get to seeing Nicolas Cage's head explode. Oh, and for those who are confused as to whether or not this movie will make you laugh: don't worry, it will. It's hilarious.
Rated 13 Feb 2013
luthar15luthar15
Rated 18 Jan 2010
15
43rd
teftef
Rated 08 Feb 2010
80
54th
It's good, but it's also bad. If you can forgive the unbelievable characters and lack of any real kind of person to sympathize with...it's good. Just fake.
Rated 08 Feb 2010
chengmingchengming
Rated 17 Dec 2020
80
87th
Wow, I was expecting minor Herzog, but in a way this isn't Herzog at all - very different from what his other films (same goes for his DoP as well). And so many other things that I usually don't care about that just worked so well here: police/noire movies, that color scheme, and even Nicolas Cage. Highly entertaining!
Rated 17 Dec 2020
crimsonkingcrimsonking
Rated 28 Sep 2011
60
32nd
Definitely not Herzog's best film, but i still like it...... It does seem to have similarities with Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant......
Rated 28 Sep 2011
pigletPiglet
Rated 07 Dec 2009
65
41st
Twisted
Rated 07 Dec 2009
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 08 Sep 2010
80
83rd
Bardzo dobry film. Swietna rola N. Cage'a
Rated 08 Sep 2010
rttntomatoesrttntomatoes
Rated 06 Jan 2014
87
69th
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.
Rated 06 Jan 2014
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 22 Apr 2010
65
52nd
His soul is dancing!
Rated 22 Apr 2010
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 30 Mar 2013
85
59th
A hilarious druggy neo-noir about addiction, with one of those perfect Nicolas Cage acting explosions that could send any film to classic status. If this were in the hands of anybody but Cage and Werner Herzog, it would literally be an episode of a cheap Law and Order knock-off, but with these two involved, it's an experience.
Rated 30 Mar 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
69
73rd
Strange idea for a sequel is actually decent.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 12 Aug 2021
91
44th
"The only criminal he can't catch is himself." A corrupt, cocaine-snorting detective is allowed to lead an investigation into the murder of five illegal immigrants from Senegal, in New Orleans. He is also at odds with a client of the prostitute he is in love with.
Rated 12 Aug 2021
chaotronchaotron
Rated 01 Jan 2010
50
17th
I stopped watching this movie after about the first half. Didn't enjoy it, really. It had some weird/crazy/funny bits, but I guess my dislike of Cage got the better of me...
Rated 01 Jan 2010
kavuKavu
Rated 20 Jan 2011
81
73rd
Defeats all odds by being actually quite good. Cage is brilliant and Herzog's directing is suitably weird.
Rated 20 Jan 2011
hologramhologram
Rated 17 Apr 2011
90
73rd
Nick Cage at the height of his brilliance/insanity.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 09 Apr 2018
86
90th
Iguanas on coffee tables, Xzibit as a crime lord, Cage in complete Cage Rage mode. Amazing.
Rated 09 Apr 2018
frostyFrosty
Rated 16 Nov 2011
80
86th
Two hours of pure, unbridled insanity. I loved it.
Rated 16 Nov 2011
nepetaNepeta
Rated 21 May 2013
65
35th
Gleefully subversive
Rated 21 May 2013
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 12 Nov 2014
80
80th
Herzog lite plus full-on Cage equals crazy good times.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
cclzaCCLZA
Rated 11 Jan 2010
75
63rd
Rejoice: Herzog is just as crazy as he was 30 years ago!
Rated 11 Jan 2010
drstrangeluvdrstrangeluv
Rated 20 Jan 2010
75
66th
A sometimes brilliant, consistently funny satire of big budget American cop dramas. Herzog's sense of humor is certainly alive and well. Ultimately though, this film will be remembered for the performance of Nic Cage, who does his best drug-addled Jimmy Stewart impersonation.
Rated 20 Jan 2010
hotsakehotsake
Rated 10 Jun 2022
75
85th
30 minutes in and I figure this has to be a parody of some kind. Once I came to that conclusion the only thing that I had to figure out was whether that worked for me. This movie was so fucking goofy and I loved it.
Rated 10 Jun 2022
yiannosYiannos
Rated 08 Jul 2014
75
84th
Strangely enough, this may have even been closer to Ferrara's original intention to make a black comedy before Keitel joined and derailed the whole project. Although it's less extreme than the 1992 version, it's even more morally ambiguous, and the concerns are existential rather than spiritual. It's funny and weird, bordering on tragi-comedy, and Herzog manages to create an effectively strange and vivid hyperreal environment in post-Katrina New Orleans. Cage is brilliantly bonkers.
Rated 08 Jul 2014
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 19 Oct 2014
70
41st
Maybe I shouldn't have listened to the hype, but this is nowhere near the batshit masterpiece I had heard it was. It has its moments, and Cage's performance is highly entertaining, but there are long stretches that don't feel like Herzog at all, just a conventional, slightly soapy, over-plotted police procedural. It's good, but it doesn't live up to its own potential. And Peter Zeitlinger should stick to documentaries.
Rated 19 Oct 2014
bojanglesBojangles
Rated 25 Apr 2010
85
94th
Wild as an only child. The funniest movie of 2009. Nic Cage is possessed. ReptileVision for life. Oh yeahhh. Stop.
Rated 25 Apr 2010
phaedrusphaedrus
Rated 28 Nov 2010
75
91st
You can feel Nic Cage falling apart, he nails it completely. EVA MENDES mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm yes.
Rated 28 Nov 2010
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 22 Dec 2011
73
44th
Herzog throws us a curveball. Cage's character changes dramatically from scene to scene even in speech and mannerisms, I can't tell if it's intended or not, either way it's intriguing. It's a pretty middle of the road movie, can't really place it one one side or another.
Rated 22 Dec 2011
jameskeyjameskey
Rated 02 Jun 2010
85
80th
Just incredibly entertaining. Herzog and Cage clearly work.
Rated 02 Jun 2010
crankycranky
Rated 17 Jan 2010
47
26th
Overrated. Has some good scenes, Cage in a good form but I didn't enjoy it though...
Rated 17 Jan 2010
aoviiaovii
Rated 17 Jun 2010
7
65th
79
Rated 17 Jun 2010
andaybandayb
Rated 15 Jan 2014
65
68th
herzog draws a very attractive picture here, flawed but not corrupt cop, against the seemingly good but rotten to the core society. the story works on all fronts, as for mr cage, is he good or bad in this? very hard to tell, maybe that's why he's the actor we deserve, not the one we need. oh yeah.
Rated 15 Jan 2014
zealot185Zealot185
Rated 20 Apr 2010
71
56th
Cage is pretty phenomenal in this role - it's amazing what he can do with a competent script and director. Cage threatening senior citizens' lives, screwing random guys' girlfriends off the street, and hallucinating about iguanas and break-dancers is reason enough to see this. However, it loses steam about halfway through as the main plot grows tedious and tiresome; it's about 30 minutes longer than it needs to be and it's a shame that Val Kilmer is given such little screen-time.
Rated 20 Apr 2010
lexlex
Rated 30 Jul 2012
85
67th
Has that genuine Herzog madness and brilliance to it and Cage delivers one of his finest performances. He should be an insane drug addict more often.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
msdstcmsdstc
Rated 03 Jan 2013
30
31st
Did not like how this was shot.
Rated 03 Jan 2013

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