GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Aubrey Hackett While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

Alexander Smirnoff Nicolas Cage - an Oscar winning actor in Werner Herzog's movie "Bad Lieutenant" which has nothing to do with Harvey Keitel's 1992 film, goes absolute crazy in some scenes, but not as furious as he can. These limitations can be for good, to keep movie's tone in check. And there are no reasons to break drama genre and go bizarre into even more comedic and crazier tone. Because comedy is a pretty usual thing in this flick. Cage's character Terence McDonagh is a drug addict, very reactionary, he is frightening at times, because of what he is capable of, but inside he is a good , selfish person, who just seeks a way out. He has this back problem, taking pills, which aren't helping, he basically takes his own medicine ,using cocaine mostly with his prostitute girlfriend Frankie (Eva Mendes). After a group homicide of several immigrants Detective McDonagh is assigned to investigate. This and his personal problems lead this character into an interesting ending. Watching the movie you can't dislike Terence, the direction is really effective to make us care about, at first look, a scum like McDonagh. The plot goes many unexpected ways. Thanks to screenwriter William M. Finkelstein, who definitely wrote an engaging script.After loosing the main witness for immigrant's case, McDonagh goes rogue, uniting with the drug-boss, to make some quick money in order to pay debts and save his girlfriend from what she got herself into. That lead to a group of absolutely unexpected events that are not to be estimated anyhow. Nic Cage's character is that chemical element, provoking those events as he becomes a completely different person throughout the film.The humor in this film is one special part that I enjoyed the most. Not only McDonagh is a guy who threatens helpless old people, but does it with style, and with script's emotional help by making those old people not only victims but villains in that scene, which is it absolutely funny, because emotionally you expect and want McDonagh to do so. There no much action in this film, at some point it becomes a little fantasy of a drug addict. Moments of him, seeing dancing sole and stuff like that makes this movie even more bizarre, but Herzog doesn't overuse scenes like that, so to make this movie a good combination of drama, comedy and addict's fantasy.

bowmanblue Once upon a time the word 'Nicholas' and 'Cage' were something to set the box office alight. Nowadays, pretty much everything he does is laughed at. The only real enjoyment found from a Nic Cage film is us trying to guess just how low he will descend this time around. However, although Bad Lieutenant (2?) is never going to be an absolute classic, it does the job for what it is.First of all, it didn't entirely escape criticism. Its full title is 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' and it's actually a remake of the Harvey Keitel film of the same name (minus the bit about New Orleans). Therefore, you naturally had all the original's fanbase claiming how sacred the original was and how this was a travesty and a simple cash-in rip-off. Well I guess all remakes are to a degree, but this one does its best to try and steer clear of borrowing too much from the source material. In fact, some of the production team even go as far as to say that it's not a remake, more a sequel that only borrows from the same principal.And then there's Cage himself. He's actually pretty good (again). Yes, he specialises in some overacting from time to time, but anyone who's seen him before should be used to this. He's propped up by a decent supporting cast, including Eva Mendes and Val Kilmer, but it's generally Cage's baby and he carries the film well. As the title suggests, Cage plays the titular 'Bad Lieutenant' who, despite supposedly being a man of the law, is pretty broken and frequently bends the rules, especially when he's in need of drugs (legal and otherwise).It's a bit trippy, too. You have to concentrate on what's going on and you're going to have to be okay with some more 'arty' elements, such as singing iguanas (which I loved!). I think the more 'out there' parts of the film were trying to portray Cage's slow descent into drug-induced madness.I have to confess, I haven't seen the original, so I can't compare the two. But, seeing as I haven't watched it, I quite enjoyed it – it's a tale of a man who's on a slippery path to nowhere. So, if you like your cops 'dirty' and films a little dark and whacky, don't simply write it off as yet another of Cage's 'misfires' and give it a go.

gogoschka-1 This film is not at all what I expected from Herzog - I haven't laughed so much in a long time during a movie. What we've got here is an over-the-top, crazy ride with the best Nic Cage in years. Funny little anecdote on the side (as told by the director, Werner Herzog): when Cage asked for advice on how to best approach his role, Herzog told him to go with "evil is bliss". Cage obviously obliged - and the result is hilarious. This film got a lot of negativity because apparently, people expected a serious, dark drama (knowing the original, I did, too). Well, Herzog had other plans: this is a wickedly funny black comedy that borders on satire. Fantastic acting by all involved, inventive camera and just one hell of a ride. Herzog's most entertaining film to date and Cage's best performance in ages. 9 stars out of 10.Favorite Films: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054200841/Lesser-known Masterpieces: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070242495/Favorite Low-Budget and B-movies: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls054808375/Favorite TV-Shows reviewed: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls075552387/

Max Kraayeveld Wow. This movie is really a surprise for me! I watched it cause of boredom and the 7- score that it got really made me think of it as a ''meh'' kind of movie. Boy I was wrong. The acting on Cage's part is amazingly well synced with the ''bad cop'' attitude. I also thought that the different problems that Terence (Cage) had to solve in his hard and corrupt life were really amazing. Another positive point is that the story isn't about blue skies and sunshine, but can be quite depressing at some points, and even makes you think.All summed up: I think this is a great movie to see. Especially if you are willing to try out new unorthodox movies, you will entertain this.