Excellent high energy movie with a message

Rating: 10/10 (14 March 2006)

Nicholas Cage and this movie should have been nominated for an Academy Award. If you are a Cage fan, then this is him at his best. His character is that of an amoral (not immoral) international arms dealer. He portrays a man who is driven, not by avarice, but by his "addiction" to the high he gets from "making a deal". On a micro- level truly is a movie about an addiction which feeds upon its main character. On a macro- level it really is about the global societal impact of the international arms trade. There are no dull moments, no questions about what is going on, and really no give aways about how this movie will end. I think is is Cage's best (after Leaving Las Vegas). The sets and attention to detail are impressive. The movie really was a "global" adventure.
Even the lead into the movie (where the title and initial credits are given) is a well choreographed visual and musical production by itself. I could watch it again and again. The pace and the rhythm of the lead-in is maintained throughout the entire movie.