Most poorly written screenplay ever

Rating: 4/10 (23 January 2006)

Hey, it's not because this film says true things about world politics that it's a good movie. Maybe politics is just too complicated to feature in movies without being over-simplified... So, alright Lord of War avoids over-simplification, but it fails to be a movie. For a start, there is absolutely no screen play at all. Facts are just enumerated, backed by pictures of bullets and guns. The story is told, not shown. Then the movie tries to encompass too many themes instead of focusing on one or two leading ones. Finally, it does not look realistic (never seen a love story that is so unconvincing), while actually it is a true story. But the thing is, this movie says something fundamental about world politics, and if you're not familiar with the implications of gun trading, you should see the movie.