Lord of War
I always considered Nicholas Cage to be a bit of an ass after having seen him in Face/Off and the likes. Then he silently sneaked in 8MM and I was blown away. There was a serious guy here who could do more than fly in slow motion under John Woo's direction.
Lord of War is difficult to characterize. At times it feels like a comedy, then without notice it detours into tragedy, political satire, crime drama, love story.
Cage is consistent, from the opening scene (the movie has the best opening credits casting I have seen in some time) where he speaks in a tired voice to the very end. He is compelling.
At heart it is just the story of a man's life (producers say it's based on real events) who might have made other choices but didn't.
His decisions will seem wrong to us but just like our decisions seldom seem at fault Yuri Orlov (Cage) never sees the flaw. He always has a perfect justification for everything he does.
Bridget Moynahan was hardly recognizable she looks so beautiful after seeming emaciated in I, Robot.
Interestingly, in one sequence the music is a snip from the soundtrack of Bombay (done by A. R. Rehman).
Hello Hollywood? Running out of music composers?
If you have never liked Nicholas Cage before then you must see him in this movie. A brilliant piece of work that offers more substance than all his other efforts.
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