Very good movie about gun-running with a great turn by Nic Cage!

Rating: 8/10 (15 December 2011)

Another surprisingly good movie. Even though I really can't see Nic Cage as a Russian I thought his performance as the cocky, self-assured gunrunner was fantastic! I also loved his narration throughout the film against the backdrop of the passage of time and the changes in the world's regimes. Just a very good movie on the whole. I also really loved the opening title sequence which showed the life span of a bullet - from the bullet's creation to its final destination (a person's forehead). I thought the supporting cast of Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, and Bridget Moynahan were all solid as well. The film really does make you think about all the carnage these guns cause around the world.