Bad Lieutenant is not a sequel to Bad Lieutenant staring naked Harvey Keitel. The movie is about an entirely different bad lieutenant and the producers thought it would be a good idea to name it after the 1992 film that was also not very good. Even the director, Werner Herzog said they shouldn’t name it after the Keitel version, because, you know, it had nothing to do with the first one. But that wasn’t enough to stop the producers. So, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
This movie could have easily been called Bad Lieutenant: What the Fuck is Happening? It’s a Nicolas Cage smorgasbord of strange faces and random accents. This appears to be what Cage has been working towards all these years. He has managed to cram every bizarre, ridiculous character trait from all his previous movies into this one character. I have a friend who claims Nicolas Cage’s plan is to eventually destroy all film. He may have achieved his goal with this film. Congrats. Go buy another house.
If you like lizards and their work on the big screen, I recommend this movie. If you like random gentlemen break dancing during a gang shoot out, I recommend this movie for you. If you enjoy looking at other people and saying, “What fucking accent is he doing now?” I recommend this movie for you. And if you love boom mics kicking it in a scene, you’ll love this movie.
Disturbingly, I recommend this movie. It was awesome in its stunning commitment to retardation. I enjoyed it far more than most movies I’ve seen this year. After the second reptile appeared on screen, I was screaming for more. My God, don’t stop with the lizards!
The only question to ask yourself was whether or not Herzog meant to make such a ridiculous movie or was it accidental. Either way, it’s awesome.
—Dave Anthony
Bad Lieutenant is not a sequel to Bad Lieutenant staring naked Harvey Keitel. The movie is about an entirely different bad lieutenant and the producers thought it would be a good idea to name it after the 1992 film that was also not very good. Even the director, Werner Herzog said they shouldn’t name it after the Keitel version, because, you know, it had nothing to do with the first one. But that wasn’t enough to stop the producers. So, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.
This movie could have easily been called Bad Lieutenant: What the Fuck is Happening? It’s a Nicolas Cage smorgasbord of strange faces and random accents. This appears to be what Cage has been working towards all these years. He has managed to cram every bizarre, ridiculous character trait from all his previous movies into this one character. I have a friend who claims Nicolas Cage’s plan is to eventually destroy all film. He may have achieved his goal with this film. Congrats. Go buy another house.
If you like lizards and their work on the big screen, I recommend this movie. If you like random gentlemen break dancing during a gang shoot out, I recommend this movie for you. If you enjoy looking at other people and saying, “What fucking accent is he doing now?” I recommend this movie for you. And if you love boom mics kicking it in a scene, you’ll love this movie.
Disturbingly, I recommend this movie. It was awesome in its stunning commitment to retardation. I enjoyed it far more than most movies I’ve seen this year. After the second reptile appeared on screen, I was screaming for more. My God, don’t stop with the lizards!
The only question to ask yourself was whether or not Herzog meant to make such a ridiculous movie or was it accidental. Either way, it’s awesome.
—Dave Anthony
