The only criminal he can't catch is himself Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans features a crooked drug-addicted cop (Nicolas Cage) who takes sexual favours for bribes.
Director Walter Herzog's snappily titled 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans' has almost nothing in common with it early 90s namesake. For example, in Abel Fererra's 'Bad Lieutenant'; corrupt cop Harvey Kietel investigates the brutal gang rape of a nun. In Herzog's movie; corrupt cop Nicolas Cage hilariously berates drug induced hallucinations of iguanas and calls an infirm old lady a c***. Yes, 'BL: PCNO' is 'CSI' by way of 'Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas'; an inspired blend of the serious and surreal which marks a comeback of sorts for one Nicolas Cage. 'BL: PCNO' reminds us fans why we still love movies like 'Honeymoon In Vegas', 'Red Rock West', 'Wild At Heart', 'Con Air', 'Face/Off', 'Bringing Out The Dead' and 'Leaving Las Vegas'. Its as if Nic Cage was frantically being blasted by the creative defibrillator of goodwill, and has only just come around: We saw a blip of life when he dressed up as a bear and fought Leelee Sobieski in 'The Wicker Man', were offered a glimmer of hope with 'Lord of War' and 'Ghost Rider' but thought we'd lost him on the flat line that was 'National Treasure', 'National Treasure 2', 'World Trade Centre', 'Bangkok Dangerous' and 'Knowing'. But its good news, because Nicolas Cage is back and he's madder than ever.
'BL: PCNO' sees Cage as bent copper Lt. Terence McDonagh; an out of control, smack addled lunatic who tires to hold it all together in order to solve the murder of a Senegalese family in post Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans. It's an original and inventive setting for a police procedural and the opening scene (set during the flood itself) is brilliantly conceived and executed. I'm actually surprised it took Herzog (best known for his collaborations with eccentric, legendary German actor Klaus Kinski) and Cage this long to work together; as their off the wall, intensely creative and oddball outlook on life seems perfectly matched.
Here, Cage is ably supported by a sterling cast which includes 'Ghost Rider' co-star Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jennifer Coolidge, Tom Bower of 'The Waltons' fame and Brad Dourif. Even baby faced, rapper-turned-actor Xzibit puts in a credible performance as New Orleans kingpin Big Fate. The only issue being that Xzibit's too much of a cheeky chappie to ever really convince us that he's a ruthless, homicidal drug-lord. That said, we never really notice since the scenes he has with Cage are often clouded in a puff of cocaine dust and tend to veer off into a stream-of-consciousnesses that suits the movie down to a tee.
'BL: PCNO' is a film unlike any you'll see this year: Fast, funny and completely insane. A must for Nicolas Cage fans.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Werner Herzog directs this darkly comic thriller loosely based on Abel Ferrara&39;s &39;Bad Lieutenant&39; (1992) Nicolas Cage stars as corrupt cop Terrence McDonagh a recently-promoted police detective in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans who approaches both his job and his escalating drug habit with instinctive abandon Playing fast and loose with the law McDonagh channels his manic energy into investigating the death of a family of Senegalese immigrants and taking on local drug kingpin Big Fate (Xzibit) Eva Mendes co-stars as McDonagh&39;s troubled prostitute girlfriend Frankie
Werner Herzog directs this darkly comic thriller loosely based on Abel Ferrara's 'Bad Lieutenant' (1992). Nicolas Cage stars as corrupt cop Terrence McDonagh, a recently-promoted police detective in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans, who approaches both his job and his escalating drug habit with instinctive abandon. Playing fast and loose with the law, McDonagh channels his manic energy into investigating the death of a family of Senegalese immigrants and taking on local drug kingpin Big Fate (Xzibit). Eva Mendes co-stars as McDonagh's troubled prostitute girlfriend, Frankie.
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