Product: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [Blu-ray] (2009)
Rating: 5.0
Great film
There was a movie made under the same name by Abel Ferrara and starred Harvey Keitel. I have not seen it but this movie is similar, according to Ferrara and he was quite livid over its release. Werner Herzog claims to have never seen this film.Controversies aside, Bad Lieutenant delivers.In my opinion, there are four factors that make the film outstanding, Nicolas Cage, Werner Herzog the director, the script and the city of New Orleans.Nicholas Cage delivers a flawless performance as the pain riddled, drug addicted, corrupt cop who is completely out of control. His performance will reaffirm the faith of his old fans while drawing new ones. His awkward walk because of crippling back pain, his tone of voice and his dialogue delivery is superb. Kudos. He plays Terrence Mcdonagh and is investigating the murders of an entire Senegalese family. His girl friend is played by Eva Mendes and she is fair. Val Kilmer plays his co-worker and is relegated to a five minute cameo, hey what happened to this once A-lister. All the supporting characters have interesting story lines and they make this movie complete and worth watching. I really enjoyed this film, five stars 04/06/10