Fresh
Is redemption possible for this bad lieutenant? At one point, he orders that a dead man be shot again because "his soul is still dancing." If you find God in that line, then welcome to your movie heaven.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
The only criminal he can't catch is himself.
2009 · 2h 2m · R
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Overview
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
Director and cast
- Werner Herzog Director
- Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh
- Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfeld
- Val Kilmer as Stevie Pruit
- Fairuza Balk as Heidi
- Shawn Hatosy as Armand Benoit
- Jennifer Coolidge as Genevieve
- Tom Bower as Pat McDonagh
- Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain James Brasser
- Irma P. Hall as Binnie Rogers
- Shea Whigham Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
In fusing European experimentalism and Hollywood boldness, Herzog has created a genuine oddity, a furious and unforgettable hybrid which may well prove to be 2010's most purely enjoyable moviegoing experience.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Rotten
Cage, who usually goes gonzo with gusto, underplays this monster. That spoils the fun.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Nicolas Cage is out of his mind in The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call -- New Orleans. And it's wonderful to see.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Nicolas Cage is so gleefully over-the-top as the troubled cop of the title that you will either be repulsed or fascinated by his performance and, since it lives or dies by it, the movie itself.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
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