Lord of War
Lions Gate Films | Release Date: September 16, 2005
8.5
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Universal acclaim based on 498 Ratings
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JohnW.Feb 3, 2007
The fact that this film is entertaining purely to watch the protagonist's wife marginally saves it from the decrepit and unsubtle dialogue, uninspiring plot and the infuriating arrogance of Nicholas Cage's disastrous performance. The fact that this film is entertaining purely to watch the protagonist's wife marginally saves it from the decrepit and unsubtle dialogue, uninspiring plot and the infuriating arrogance of Nicholas Cage's disastrous performance. It is also worth your time to laugh at his ridiculous chat up lines and his attempt to portray an eighteen year old near the beginning which is bad beyond belief due to his middle aged looks.… Expand
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GregS.Nov 18, 2005
Left the movie after 20 minutes. Cage must like stretching the envelope but here he folded it in on himself. Terrible movie. But a great expose of the Americans love of weapons.
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SusanM.Oct 4, 2005
This is the #1 worst movie I have ever seen. Pathetic waste of time. Terrible story from beginning to end. This movie should never have been made. It doesn't have a single redeeming quality.
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JohnguySep 19, 2005
No conclusion. To preachy. Got boring half way through.
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BenV.Sep 20, 2005
Laziness is splattered over this boring production. Like the script writer in Adaptation says: good scripts do not have narration. This film has plenty of them, bogging the ending down much like how War of the Worlds did. Not worth your time Laziness is splattered over this boring production. Like the script writer in Adaptation says: good scripts do not have narration. This film has plenty of them, bogging the ending down much like how War of the Worlds did. Not worth your time or your intelligence.… Expand
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L.MayrJul 18, 2006
Finally I've seen LORD OF WAR. I wanted to see it since it was released in France back in May. What a piece of trash! It lacks any dramatic credibility, its plot is incoherent (if there is one), its characters are one-dimensional, and Finally I've seen LORD OF WAR. I wanted to see it since it was released in France back in May. What a piece of trash! It lacks any dramatic credibility, its plot is incoherent (if there is one), its characters are one-dimensional, and its dialogs are tacky and stale. Syriana next to it is a major masterpiece! I don't know if I should do a review, since the film is so bad, it is beyond any serious attempt at reviewing. Just to say that the devil, as we know, is in details, and the details are not at all Niccol's strong point. [***SPOILERS***] There is no such a thing as Interpol agents (contrary to the popular myth perpetuated by Hollywood and Ethan Hawke) - Interpol is an information clearing house located in Lyon, France, staffed with international bureaucrats and directed by a former NYU law professor. Its employees have no legal powers to arrest anyone! Soviet (Ukrainian) Jews on Brighton Beach couldn't care less about Ukraine - the cradle of East European anti-Semitism (as Yuri Orlov's younger drug addict brother who nostalgically makes the map of Ukraine with the cocaine lines - tackier than that would only be the map of the US made with the lines of heroin by the film maker Niccol himself). Finally Orlov is not a Jewish name, contrary to what the main protagonist states in the beginning of the film. It is as Russian as Stoly vodka and Gorbachev's perestroika! In fact, Yuri Orlov is the name of a Soviet dissident, founder of the Moscow Helsinki group in the 1970s. Gun running may be a mortal sin, but spreading ignorance by making big-budget pretentious B-movies with Nikolas Cage is almost as bad. If anything, Cage deserves better than that! Post A Comment!… Expand
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joelNov 11, 2005
This film made me laugh only once and that was still too much for a film based on such a serious subject. it seemed at times to be trying to make cage into a likeable character even though his actions are as morally wrong as is possible, This film made me laugh only once and that was still too much for a film based on such a serious subject. it seemed at times to be trying to make cage into a likeable character even though his actions are as morally wrong as is possible, this is an even worse flaw in the film when you consider its based on real events. on top of this the action is poor and i can't see how any one could find it enjoyable.… Expand
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HowieJan 18, 2006
The screenplay is weak and full of "newbie" cliches: it's extremely expository and hampered by wall-to-wall voiceover in a desperate attempt to make sense. The characters show no dimension -- they simply walk through plot. The writer The screenplay is weak and full of "newbie" cliches: it's extremely expository and hampered by wall-to-wall voiceover in a desperate attempt to make sense. The characters show no dimension -- they simply walk through plot. The writer didn't even do basic research, e.g. Interpol cannot wiretap in the US nor does it report to the US president. Great cinematography saves this from a zero rating.… Expand
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MikeOJan 22, 2006
The introduction was pretty good - following the bullet - cool graphics.... Then, it sucked. I lost interest in the movie half way through it. It didn't have the WOW factor.
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EricD.Jan 22, 2006
Super lame and boring.
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EdFeb 8, 2006
Terribly lame and boring. No twists... you know exactly how this movie is going to end from the start. To quote Homer Simpson, "Booorrrring."
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VanceB.Oct 11, 2005
A two-hour anti-gun commercial.
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DustyL.Sep 27, 2005
This was like watching a slide show with Nicolas Cage narrating. If you're looking for an action movie, don't pick this one. If you're looking for a convoluted statement about worldwide arms suppliers, then this movie is for This was like watching a slide show with Nicolas Cage narrating. If you're looking for an action movie, don't pick this one. If you're looking for a convoluted statement about worldwide arms suppliers, then this movie is for you. Did I mention that Nicolas Cage narrates?… Expand
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ClaireR.Jan 19, 2006
The opening was so compelling and masterful then the movie just fell on its face. It did not hold my interest as I was waiting for the opening scene to continue. should have stuck to the point (gun running.)
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