It’s every citizen’s worst fear: a cop who willingly and continuously breaks the law; and even worse, a cop who gets away with it. Yet somehow, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is still an enjoyable watch.
Directed by Werner Herzog, Bad Lieutenant tells the story of Terence (Nicholas Cage), a rogue detective who is equally as devoted to his job as he is to scoring illegal drugs. Taking place in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the film follows Terence as he tries to find the drug dealing killer of a low-income family, all the while smoking and howling like a mad man.
Appearing high and/or delusional in every scene, Terence wields his gun, flashes his badge, and threatens everyone around him to get what he wants. And most of the time what he wants is drugs. He steals drugs from young couples at nightclubs, makes drug deals with the criminals he is supposed to be arresting, smokes drugs in front of just about anyone, and even carries around a lucky crack pipe.
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Oscar-winner Nicholas Cage has filed a $20 million lawsuit against his former business manager, Samuel Levin, reports CBC. Cage is accusing Levin of negligence and fraud.
“Instead of protecting and preserving Cage’s wealth during one of the greatest economic periods in the country’s history, Levin placed Cage in numerous highly speculative and risky real estate investments, resulting in Cage suffering catastrophic losses,” says the suit, filed in Los Angeles Friday.
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Actor Nicolas Cage announced over the weekend that he is taking a step back from appearing in films to focus on other endeavours.
“I feel I’ve made a lot of movies already and I want to start exploring other opportunities… whether it’s writing or other interests,” he said, according to the BBC.
The 42-year-old mentioned an interest in developing independent film-making in the Bahamas, where he now resides.
The decision, however, doesn’t mean that Cage will be off screens anytime soon. He has around eight projects set for release over 2007-08.
The ridiculousness of National Treasure is summed up by one Nicolas Cage line: “The dollar bill is trying to tell me something.”
I’m prepared to suspend my beliefs while watching any movie, including this one, but there’s a certain point that makes me shake my head. The absurdity of this film takes away from everything that’s good?and there are many good things about this movie.
It’s an adventure from start to finish, and sure you can guess how it will end after watching the trailer, but it’s still entertaining.
Nicolas Cage stars as Ben Gates, who follows clues, leading him to an invisible treasure map on the back of the United States Declaration of Independence. Seriously.
It would be a stretch to say Cage is at his best in National Treasure, though he isn’t bad. He always seems nervous but has the confidence to continue the trek and almost make it believable (almost). The character is cursed however since he is forced into a love plot with Abigail Chase, played by Diane Kruger, though they barely have any convincing scenes together and have no screen time to show the audience that this relationship is properly built up.
The bonus features give this DVD some credibility. Included is an hour’s worth of material, such as deleted scenes, an alternate ending, featurettes, and an interactive puzzle.
2.5*
