Lord of War Reviews

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. First of all, I always had a weak spot for Andrew Niccol’s work and the fact that he directed this movie was the main reason why I wanted to see it the first time around and,  eventually, I wasn’t disappointed. Indeed, after the slightly underwhelming ‘S1m0ne’, Niccol came back with a winner and I reallly loved this flick, almost as much as his directing debut ‘Gattaca’. This time, I really enjoyed the fact that he was doing something completely different, a dark satire about weapon trafficking. Honestly, I’m rather surprised that this movie didn’t get more credit. There was indeed some critic about this movie above all about the fact that the main character was despicable throughout the whole picture. In fact, I thought it was actually one of the best assets of this movie. Basically, the main character was a real anti-hero and that made the movie much more enjoyable, at least, that’s my opinion. On top of that, it was just very neat to see Nicolas Cage finally in a decent movie, one of the very few he made during that last 2 decades, and it shows that when he is given the right material, he can be really awesome. Anyway, to conclude, I really loved this flick and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

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 raiding a Ukrainian military base, dealing with brothers weaknesses, his marriage and keeping his business a secret from his family, and his problems with the law including Interpol agent Jack Valentine, who's played by Ethan Hawke.

The acting by Cage and Hawke are really good which is great as I thought their characters were the most important in the movie. But the rest of the acting okay as a whole and doesn't bring the movie down much.

The music in the film is the normal orchestral with a dash of some classic rock during some parts that give the film a nice feel.

I enjoyed the movie and would recommend if someone was interested in watching a movie that doesn't have a blaring moral agenda and shows a side of the world that is never really shown.