Directed by:
Andrew NiccolScreenplay:
Andrew NiccolCinematography:
Amir MokriComposer:
Antonio PintoCast:
Nicolas Cage, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Ian Holm, Evgeniy Lazarev, Sammi Rotibi, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Akin Omotoso (more)VOD (4)
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Chance leads Yuri Orlov to discover his one talent - illegal arms dealing. With his brother's help, he reaches the top of the trade,supplying anyone whose check clears. His skills and quick wits bring him everything he's ever wanted - and help him elude a persistent Interpol agent. But at the peak of his prowess, he discovers his customers might demand more than he can give... and those he's trying to protect could become deadly liabilities. (official distributor synopsis)
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Probably the best movie about trafficking ever to see the light of day. Lord of War is very true to life and made with the precision of a documentary, covering the whole era of illegal weapon trafficking since the 80s. Our guide is none other than one of the very best “Lords of War", Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage). When we see him for the first time in Little Odessa he is a regular guy like anybody else, someone with dreams who finds out one day that he has a talent for making his dreams come true. So he starts dealing in weapons. On a small scale at first, but because he is good at it and also lucky, he works his way up to the very top. Isn’t time to start living your dreams now? Yuri thinks it is and starts. His first and most precious trophy is a woman of his dreams, Ava Fontaine (Bridget Moynahan), the type of beautiful model that he has dreamed of for years the part with the “accidental" encounter belongs to my favorite scenes in the movie, genius ;-). The cold war is over and business is running smoothly, life can’t be better than it is right now. But nothing lasts forever. Interpol is keen to get their hands on Mr. Orlov (by the way that isn’t his real name) mainly secret agent Jack Valentine who is one of the best in his field. But there is one thing worse than Interpol or military dictators. A conscience. Would they be capable of living knowing that they are responsible for the deaths of millions of people? Andrew Niccol made sure that the perfectly thought through story, based on true events, had all it needed to strike home in the viewer and make him think. Right from the start, the credits sequence “about a life span of a bullet" shows how hugely talented the director is, demonstrating similar qualities as in his previous movie Gattaca. On top of it all, great camerawork and superb acting performances enhance the quality of the whole experience of a movie about a man who made it so far that he lost everybody that ever cared for him, including himself.
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Evil wins and Cage is back in form! This film very realistically portrays the life of an arms dealer who ruthlessly cashes in on social movements and political violence. The pace is brisk, the visuals are breathtaking and the plot is excellent! Thrilling, violent, ironic, stylish and very good!
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An originally approached topic which is intriguing and, most importantly, cleverly and successfully combines chilling scenes with an ironic, jet-black-noir satirical detachedness. Of course, here and there, faults are to be found, but the positives easily outweigh them and mainly this is the type of picture which, in addition to entertaining, force you to think and it remains with you long after - which means a lot.
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Nicolas Cage has appeared in many good movies. Nicolas Cage has appeared in good movies. Nicolas Cage has appeared in bad movies. Nicolas Cage has appeared in many bad movies. And he has also appeared in absolute nonsense. "Lord of War" falls into the category of good movies and it is thanks to Nicolas Cage's performance, who is great both as a narrator and as the main character. His voice is just right to make you believe everything happening on the screen. And there is a lot happening. However, I must say right at the beginning that the film tries to be overtly gritty, it wants to shock, but it is not such a masterpiece in that sense. "Lord of War" is a story about a man who essentially worked his way up from nothing to become one of the best arms dealers. You might think it's a dream job. Lots of money, occasional action, beautiful women, different corners of the world, but it's not that easy. What about your families? What about the woman you have dreamt of? And what about your conscience? Can you deal with all the violence you enable? Is it enough to tell yourself that you are not the one pulling the trigger, that you are not actually a killer? More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/10/prach-uspesna-pokracovani-animaku.html
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Thematically interesting, full of clever observations and excellent directorial ideas, but so genre-bending that it's hard to believe. Andrew Niccol is a smart filmmaker who knows how to captivate the audience and sell his product. Unfortunately, in Lord of War not everything works perfectly. It alternates between sharp satire and dramatic storylines, only to be followed by a patchwork of family melodrama about the meaning of life, doing the right things, and not doing the wrong ones. Additionally, there is an excessive simplicity and corner-cutting in some details. For example, we don’t get to know how Yuri climbed up the ladder so high, where he suddenly got all the contacts, and how he could always easily outsmart authorities. The scenes with the plane disassembly are undoubtedly brilliant, but unfortunately, the whole film is emotionally lacking any impact, and the pace is gripping also sporadically.
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