BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS Movie Review

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans was just released to theaters this Friday November 20 2009. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans stars Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner and is directed by Werner Herzog. If you are planning to go see the movie, here are a few reviews from around the web to help you make up your mind.
The Washington Post
There's a deranged grandeur to Nicolas Cage's performance in "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," in which he plays a police officer who plunges into drug addiction after a heroic on-the-job accident. Cage throws himself into a role of a man not so much battling as fervidly dancing with his demons, allowing him to indulge in his most manic, unhinged mannerisms. Like a jumpy, coke-fueled Pied Piper, Cage takes viewers to the very precipice of depraved self-abasement, [...]

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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS Trailer with Nicolas Cage

Check out a new trailer for BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner and directed by Werner Herzog.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Synopsis: After severely injuring his back while saving a prisoner from drowning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, homicide detective Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) is promoted to lieutenant, prescribed painkillers and returned to active duty. A year later, he is addicted to both Vicodin and cocaine. But his responsibilities to the force continue, and when a family of African immigrants is found massacred, Terence is handed the case by his superiors.
In the convoluted moral universe in which Terence lives, it's possible to be a protective boyfriend to his escort girlfriend Frankie (Eva Mendes), look after a witness wanted by a notorious drug dealer (played by car-modifying rapper Xzibit), score drugs from [...]

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Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in New BAD LIEUTENANT Pictures

Check out new pictures of BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner and directed by Werner Herzog. Thanks to Yahoo Movies for posting them.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Synopsis: After severely injuring his back while saving a prisoner from drowning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, homicide detective Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) is promoted to lieutenant, prescribed painkillers and returned to active duty. A year later, he is addicted to both Vicodin and cocaine. But his responsibilities to the force continue, and when a family of African immigrants is found massacred, Terence is handed the case by his superiors.
In the convoluted moral universe in which Terence lives, it's possible to be a protective boyfriend to his escort girlfriend Frankie (Eva Mendes), look after a witness wanted by a notorious drug dealer (played by [...]

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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS Trailer & Pictures

Check out the trailer for BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk, Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner and directed by Werner Herzog.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans is part of the Special Presentations lineup at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival.
Now that's the crazy Nicolas Cage we love! You have to watch this trailer. And those lucky enough to be at TIFF, make sure you catch a screening.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Synopsis: After severely injuring his back while saving a prisoner from drowning in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, homicide detective Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) is promoted to lieutenant, prescribed painkillers and returned to active duty. A year later, he is addicted to both Vicodin and cocaine. But his responsibilities to the force continue, and when a family of African immigrants is found massacred, Terence is [...]

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