good film

Rating: 8/10 (17 September 2005)

This was directed by Andrew Niccol, who directed one of my favorite films Gattaca, and also a really crappy one called Simone. This movie starts out with Nicolas Cage and his family moving from the Ukraine to New York City and they open a restaurant that isn't doing too well. There a lot of Russian gangsters in the area and Cage gets the idea to become an arms dealer after witnessing a murder. Cage and his brother, played by Jared Leto, become partners but things start out slow. It's the early 80's and they slowly work there way up to the top. Leto becomes addicted to cocaine and by the time the soviet union comes apart, Cage has become one of the top arms dealers. Ethan Hawke plays an agent who really wants to bring Cage down but he just has too many connections. It's a great film and i hope this movie is a big hit.