What makes this film truly different is the unique tone introduced by director Werner Herzog.
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09/04/09
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:12
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: In Werner Herzog’s new film “The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans,” Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk
Director: Werner Herzog
Reviews for Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
1 - 13 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
It's powerful material for Werner Herzog, a premier chronicler of the madness of men, and Nicolas Cage, who brings a fevered intensity to every project he takes on.
11/04/09
There's much to be said for a movie that portrays as much imperfection as life itself and, clearly, Herzog and company have a ball in creating it for us.
11/03/09
Barely a remake of Ferrara's superior 1992 indie, Herzog's sleazy, erratic, often silly policier is enjoyable on its own terms, and the main reason to see it is Nicolas Cage's wildly eccentric, justifiably over-the-top performance.
10/30/09
Just as ridiculous as the title implies, this ill-conceived sequel to Abel Ferrara's masterpiece ("Bad Lieutenant" - 1992) picks up some grains of muscular grit under the unlikely Werner Herzog's guidance, but flails every step of the way.
10/27/09
A powerfully loony portrait of American rot.
10/23/09
...a surprisingly compelling piece of work that'll undoubtedly (and deservedly) earn itself a cult following in the years to come...
10/18/09
No film by Herzog has ever been so defiantly mainstream - and yet this remains one of the director's craziest, most outlandish affairs. Finding a way out the other side of that contradiction is half the fun for the incredulous viewer
10/12/09
Surely this is not meant to be taken seriously?
09/17/09
Herzog is having every bit as much fun as Cage here, toying with renegade cop movie cliches and working in a pulpy mode he hasn't touched for a while.
09/15/09
A vividly acted and directed movie that stretches the boundaries of its genre and keeps you in its ever-unpredictable grip throughout.
09/10/09
Original, offbeat and rewarding cop story with Nicolas Cage in great form.
09/04/09
Top CriticThe film is offbeat, silly, disarming and loopy all at the same time, and viewers will decide to ride with that or just give up on it, according to mood and disposition.
09/03/09
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