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LIFESTYLE MOVIE |
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The Bad
Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)
In this remake from Abel Ferrara's film from
1992, Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who
is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring
drugs — while
playing
fast
and loose with the law. He wields his badge as
often as he wields his gun in
order
to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who
is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective
reigning over the
beautiful
ruins of New Orleans with
authority
and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous
life
is the prostitute he
loves
(Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their
own world marked by desire, compulsion, and
conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece
of filmmaking: equally sad and manically
humorous. |
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