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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Andrew Niccol |
| Stars: |
Bridget Moynahan |
| Actors: |
Eamonn Walker |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Black Comedy · 1980s |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Full Screen |
| UPC: |
031398188018 |
| Release Date: |
2005 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 1min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Widescreen - Single Disc, 2hr 1min Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment (January 17, 2006) UPC: 031398187394 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 1min Release Company: Lions Gate Home Entertainment (January 17, 2006) UPC: 031398187363 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Andrew Niccol |
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Professional Reviews
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(12/01/2005, p.64, Geoffrey Macnab): "Cage has excelled at playing gaunt-faced but sympathetic loners. He excels again here in a role that allows him to show his flair for deadpan comedy..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
Based on actual events, this black comedy/drama stars Nicholas Cage as international arms smuggler Uri Orlov. The story follows Uri from his humble beginnings as a Soviet immigrant in 1970s Brooklyn and peaks with his involvement in selling off the stockpiled arsenal of post-Cold War Ukraine to--among other top clients--the sadistic African dictator Andr? Baptiste, Sr. (Eamonn Walker). Jared Leto costars as Uri's little brother Vitaly, whose conscience and a burgeoning cocaine problem get in the way of business. Ethan Hawke is good as a sanctimonious Interpol agent with a vendetta against Uri, but the film's biggest dose of onscreen gravitas comes from Walker, whose Baptiste seethes with a heavy, serpent-like malevolence. Written and directed by Andrew Niccol, the film makes fine use of the brisk stream-of-consciousness narration style that Martin Scorcese brought to the true crime genre with GOODFELLAS (1992), and a near constant flow of action and classic rock songs that ensure a speedy, riveting ride ... |
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