Movies
Lord of War
Overly verbal, narration-heavy elucidation of the world of an illicit arms dealer. It's no help that the narrator and arms dealer is a smug cynic who chews our ears off for a full two hours: "By the mid-Eighties, my weapons were represented in eight out of the world's top ten war zones." Writer-director Andrew Niccol matches his antihero in cynicism, and exhibits his own brand of unbecoming superiority. Leaving the realm of science fiction (Gattaca, Simone) seems to have exposed the filmmaker's superficiality: the clichéd coke-fiend brother, the oblivious trophy wife, the literal-minded songtrack, etc. With Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Ethan Hawke. 2005.
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MPAA Rating: R