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Lord of War

2005

Andrew Niccol

Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke, Bridget Moynahan, Jared Leto ...

7.1

57,341

Thriller. Action. Drama Based on fact, LORD OF WAR is an action adventure story which follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov (NICOLAS CAGE). Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (ETHAN HAWKE), his business rivals, even some of his customers who include many of the world’s most notorious dictators. Finally, Yuri must also face his own conscience.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"'Lord of War' has a hip, gonzo energy to it and it's often transfixing to watch and listen to. But it's finally just as empty as the man it's about."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"The poison arrows of satire that writer-director Andrew Niccol aims at international arms dealing and the great powers who let it happen for their own gain are frustratingly scattershot (...) Rating: ★★½ (sobre 4)"
		Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"A caustic satire masquerading as an action adventure."
		Mike Clark USA Today	"Is this a black comedy with grim moments or a personal tragedy with mordant underpinnings? We're never sure, and Cage's detached performance fails to make us care very much (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"An oddly satisfying mesh of an international action-adventure with an extremely dark satire"
		Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"The film is always at least mildly interesting, because international arms dealing is a fairly compelling issue, but it's never as informative as a good documentary nor as engrossing as a good narrative"
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"'Lord of War' is advocacy entertainment -- an act of mainstream provocation -- and, for the most part, it works unusually well."
		Jan Stuart Newsday	"For all its intelligence, the film gradually sinks under the weight of its own sense of mission."

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