One of Nicholas Cage's best

Rating: 8/10 (4 September 2011)

We all want to make quick bucks, especially if you got the talent for it. You're young, underprivileged, and there's nothing going for you in life - so you've got nothing to lose.
This was the situation Ukrainian immigrant Yuri (Nick Cage) was in. He latched on to one of the most lucrative trade business in the world - arms dealing. This sort of thing has a way of catching up to you, and eventually it does. There's a point where you've made enough money that price of taking short cuts are no longer worth it, but unfortunately, life won't let us go so easily. What do we do then ?
This has to be one of the top three movies Nicholas Cage has starred in. He's great as the main character. His portrayal of Yuri is so spot on. The highs of out smarting the justice, getting your dream girl, are all portrayed in a stylish way I've rarely seen in recent movies. Of course there's price to pay for all this, and he's paying it. In the end I felt that he wasn't as bad as the justice department that was after him. There are bigger evil in this world, and compared to them who runs the system, guys like Yuri is small fry. He was just after his fortune.
I loved this movie, and I highly recommend it for viewing.