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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
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Corrupt, drug-addicted Det. Terence McDonough (Nicolas Cage) -- whose bad habits also include a tendency to accept sexual favors as bribes -- investigates the murder of five Senegalese illegal immigrants in New Orleans. Co-starring Val Kilmer as McDonough's partner and Xzibit as the villainous Big Fade, director Werner Herzog's gripping action drama is a loose update of Abel Ferrara's 1992 film Bad Lieutenant.
| Release Date: | November 20th, 2009 |
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Running Time: | 121 minutes |
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| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Movie Review by Ben (12/23/2009) |
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Alright, let's get this out of the way like hundreds of reviews before this one and hundreds after it; Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" is not a remake of Abel Ferrara's 1992 film "Bad Lieutenant" which as a friend of mine pointed out "made 'Taxi Driver' look like 'Alice In Wonderland'." The only...
(complete Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans review by Ben)
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Movie Review by Jarrod (11/24/2009) |
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'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' bears almost no resemblance to Abel Ferrara's 1992 cult classic, which starred Harvey Keitel as a corrupt, self-destructive cop who ultimately hopes to find redemption. It was originally rated NC-17, and Ferrara did very little to dispute, or alter that rating. This movie,...
(complete Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans review by Jarrod)
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