Lord of War (2005)

Posted : 1 year, 6 months ago at May 21 4:40

Now part two of my Nicolas Cage trilogy movie reviews. When I originally saw the trailers for Lord of War I was intrigued as they said the film was based off true events. And that intrigue was not lost after seeing the film. The film stars Nicolas Cage who play Yuri Orlov, a Ukrainian immigrant who's family left for America under the guise of be Jewish to escape the Soviet Union. The family owns a restaurant which fills the needs of others, as Yuri puts it. But then he finds another need that he could help fill after seeing a Russian mob boss kill two would be assassins. And that need is guns. Rest of the movie trails Yuri's exploits in the realm of arms dealing, from his start trying to get in the business, making one of his biggest deals after the fall of the Soviet Union by ra...Read more

Rating : 7/10