Lord of War
	Rating
	Type	Video On Demand
	Audience Rating	R (Restricted)
	Release Date	2008-09-01
	Director	Andrew Niccol;
	Length	122 minutes
	Special Price
	Lowest New Price	$2.99
Categories
Crime  Lionsgate
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Description
A wily arms dealer (Cage) dodges bullets and betrayal as he schemes his way to the top of his profession, only to come face to face together with his conscience. But it's not simple to go away a life of girls, guns, and glamour when nobody wants you to stop, not even your enemies.
Customer Reviews
superpawn dvd's   2010-07-26
By rongo
very good product. 13 items bought at the same time, combined shipping was not considered. shipping for 13 dvd's was $35.00 which is outrageous. there shipping cost was $8.00 ........ should improve the combined shipping policy........ would buy more items from you if shipping was not so un-reasonable.
'Thank You For Smoking' for arms dealers.....   2010-07-21
By H. Jin (Melbourne, Australia)
`Lord of War' is a jet-black satire that follows the rise and rise of Yuri (Nicolas Cage), a Ukranian-American who eventually becomes one of the world's leading arms dealers. In cynical fashion, Yuri narrates his life story, demonstrating how he succeeded in the arms trade through a combination of ruthless ambition and complete indifference to the motives of his clients. We follow his relationships with his drug-addicted brother Vitaly and his model wife Ava, his cosying up to a brutal African dictator, and his pursuit by incorruptible Interpol agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke). This is certainly one black comedy. Warfare and arms dealing are hardly light-hearted subjects, but the film is able to find humour in the darkest situations. Cage's droll, cynical narration and a tight, fast-paced script succeed in portraying the often absurd nature of global politics and international trade. The satirical nature of the film is balanced out by more serious scenes portraying the pointless violence and brutality in West Africa, particularly during the second half of the film. Think `Blood Diamond' crossed with `Thank You For Smoking' and you'll get some idea of the tone of `Lord Of War'. The characterisation is a bit of a mixed bag, but the cast do a good job in their roles. Nicolas Cage has done this stream-of-consciousness navel gazing many times before (`Bringing Out The Dead', `Adaptation', `Weather Man') so if you liked him in any of those films you'll appreciate his performance here. Ethan Hawke gets the balance perfect as the incorruptible Valentine, making him principled without being naïve. I also really liked the character of Weisz, the supposedly "principled" arms dealer who only sells to those whose cause he supports. But Jared Leto and Bridget Moynahan are saddled with mediocre characters. Vitaly serves no real purpose at all except to be "messed up" and cause trouble for Yuri. And Ava isn't particularly sympathetic despite her plight; she seemed perfectly happy to play the doormat trophy wife and live off the back of Yuri's ill-gotten gains, only to come over all moral and principled late in the film. While I personally quite liked the film, I do have a couple of problems with it: Firstly, there is no real development of Yuri's character at all, despite everything that happens to him in the film. For something that's supposed to be a character study, it's frustrating that there's not even a hint of either redemption or come-uppance. Secondly, there is a fair amount of predictable Hollywood moralising, such as equating the Florida recount (have they still not gotten over that yet?) with brutal African dictatorships, plus the inevitable claim that it's the US and its allies who are really the bad guys. Undoubtedly there's some truth here, but the heavy-handed nature of the preaching feels clunky and forced given the satirical nature of the rest of the film. These drawbacks prevent `Lord of War' from being a truly great film, but it is still a very good one. Highly recommended for those who love their humour dark and have a healthy cynicism about world affairs. Four stars.
****   2010-07-08
By ButlinsSeltaeb (USA)
A first-rate film. I thought so much about it was great, but the horrible miscasting of Ethan Hawke really marred portions of the film for me. His pasty-faced bland presence along with his contrived acting in a part that required someone with real masculine grit made me think more than once, "Hawke has a GREAT agent to have snared for him a role so way out of his depth." But almost everything else about the film was first rate.
Lord of War   2010-06-16
By Terry A. Long
I returned it because it would not play no matter how many times I cleaned it.
Excellent Movie   2010-05-10
By M. Harman (Atlanta, GA USA)
While this movie isn't the typical action flick many expect of Nicolase Cage, it is an exceptional movie nonetheless. It has a very cerebral feeling to it and really makes you think about your own opinions of the Gun restriction vs rights debate. Regardless of where you fall on this debate it is a movie worth watching.