A surprise

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2005)

Lord of War did something not many movies do. It surprised me. After watching the trailer I was expecting something fun, maybe a little gun-play and Mr. Cage talking his way out of trouble. What I got however was an entirely different animal. This was a smart, well written film that hit all the buttons it needed to. Family, love, honesty, commitment, guns, satire, more guns... Without giving anything away this film made me think of some of the issues from the last two decades, and really brings home the fact that many of the skeletons in America's closet have come back to haunt us all. The soundtrack was fun, the film was well shot and well paced, and the opening scene was perfect. All in all a movie that is well worth seeing.