Product: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [Blu-ray] (2009)
Rating: 3.0
Now if Val Kilmer had the lead. . .
Despite my high hopes for this film as it has two of my all-time favorite actors - Val Kilmer and Nicolas Cage, I was left feeling that the film was not quite believeable. Mr. Cage had some excellent scenes, but he also had some takes that seemed quite forced and stilted. Mr. Cage's character grew up in the south, shouldn't he (and just about everyone else) have had a southern accent? As Mr. Cage is a superb actor, perhaps it was the editing? I was left feeling that if Val Kilmer had been the leading actor that this film would have rocked. Mr. Kilmer never leaves me feeling that he is an actor playing a part, rather I feel he was the person whose story I was watching. Also, the ever-so-nice ending was not quite believeable. Given the harsh nature of the entire film, it felt out of place. I appreciated the work that went into this movie as the scenery felt real rather than contrived and there were no terrible night scenes where I was straining to see the actors. Thank you