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BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANSMovie Reviews
Crime drama about a gambling, drug-addled detective in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans. Cast:Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Xzibit, Michael Shannon, Fairuza BalkDirector:Werner HerzogRelease Date:November 20, 2009DVD Release:April 10, 2010From:First LookRating:RLength:2 hr 2 min
APRIL 10, 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Very Good Reviews Key Cities
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans played in key cities to very good reviews. • Carrie Rickey wrote in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Werner Herzog's luridly entertaining police noir is a one-of-a-kind experience that boasts a twice-in-a-lifetime performance from Nicolas Cage." • And Jake Coyle wrote for the Associated Press, "...one of the most curious films to arrive in a long time." More Reviews Below...
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Positive Reviews (34 Reviews, reviews below)
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Cage is now doing his operatic bug-eyed intensity thing because the role actually calls for it.... doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 257 words, 11/20/09
Jake Coyle, Associated Press: VERY GOOD(cg) "...one of the most curious films to arrive in a long time.... something fresh and gloriously insane.... it has a pulse, and it's a marvel to watch in wonder."(See all of Jake Coyle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 718 words, 11/19/09
Lisa Rosman, Us Weekly: MODERATE(cg) "Although Cage is over the top, Eva Mendes offers a more subtle turn as his prostitute gal pal. Violent and uneven... a tough film to watch."(See all of Lisa Rosman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 60 words, 11/19/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD(cg) "No one does twisted mania quite like Nicolas Cage.... it's a pleasure to see him in the kind of role his fearless acting style seems meant for."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 325 words, 11/20/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (12 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...a pulpy, glorious mess. Its maniacal unpredictability is such a blast that it reminds you just how tidy and dull most crime thrillers are these days."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 836 words, 11/20/09
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...rather than being a safe zone, the film is an exasperating bore.... a loose-cannon Cage is something we've seen way too much of."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 402 words, 11/20/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage.... 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call, New Orleans' is not about plot, but about seasoning."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,038 words, 11/19/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Herzog usually does his best work with men in crisis, manipulating tension and machismo like hot wax... 'Bad Lieutenant' will add to that legacy..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 11/20/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Herzog doesn't know action... but he does know rank, dank and crazy. This movie's heart is (I mean this in a nice way) as filthy as the grease trap in a back-roads diner."(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 416 words, 11/20/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING(cg) " 'Anything's possible in this storm!' says the man with the badge in Werner Herzog's delirious film, a true feat of daring and one of the craziest of the year."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 913 words, 11/20/09
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: OUTSTANDING(cg) "An unclassifiable masterpiece.... Herzog gets Cage to deliver his best performance in years simply by pushing him to his nervous, giggling extremes... madly, wildly brilliant."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 255 words, 12/11/09
David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "Werner Herzog directed, deftly at first (plenty of noir atmosphere) but with escalating wigginess, as if trying to keep up with his leading man."(See all of David Edelstein's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 136 words, 11/16/09
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...a never-brutal and surprisingly funny yarn about a drug-addled cop in the Big Easy.... wild and weird and blackly comic."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 812 words, 11/20/09
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD(cg) "Cage takes viewers to the very precipice of depraved self-abasement, while preserving just enough self-conscious humor to keep from tumbling in."(See all of Ann Hornaday's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 785 words, 11/20/09
Peter Hartlaub, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "It's a rare and precious thing when a filmmaker gets funding for a script that features a coked-out, OxyContined-out, sleep-deprived Cage with a .44 Magnum..."(See all of Peter Hartlaub's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 485 words, 12/11/09
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT(cg) "I'm in. Say what you will about Cage, but he gives himself to roles like this without reservation. When he fails, he does so spectacularly. Yet when he succeeds..."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 474 words, 11/27/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "Werner Herzog's luridly entertaining police noir is a one-of-a-kind experience that boasts a twice-in-a-lifetime performance from Nicolas Cage."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 11/25/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...as perfect a meeting between a director's sense of mischief and an actor's license to misbehave as a moviegoer could hope for."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 786 words, 11/25/09
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Straight crime fans will balk, but if you're a psych major interested in dementia, those iguanas will crawl right up your alley."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 559 words, 12/11/09
John Hartl, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "Herzog's movie may sound like an R-rated rehash of Abel Ferrara's NC-17-rated 'Bad Lieutenant' (1992), but it's a very different animal. Indeed, it's almost a comedy..."(See all of John Hartl's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 383 words, 11/25/09
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: EXCELLENT(cg) "...a whacked-out character study of a deranged police lieutenant, played by Nicolas Cage with supercharged, over-the-top glee."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 376 words, 02/12/10
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: MODERATE(cg) "Cage is playing a cop who has lost whatever moral compass he had... his choice to go subtle, for once, makes his journey a much duller, less redemptive one."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 393 words, 01/01/10
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "There are few things more entertaining than watching Nicolas Cage go bug-fuck in a movie that knows how to present the spectacle in style."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 300 words, 11/13/09
Tricia Olszewski, Washington City Paper: FAIR "...a mix of drama and lunacy, at best a dark comedy of sub-Tarantino quality and at worst an affront to fans of Abel Ferrara's intense portrayal of personal torment."(See all of Tricia Olszewski's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 788 words, 11/19/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (4 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...a pulpy, glorious mess. Its maniacal unpredictability is such a blast that it reminds you just how tidy and dull most crime thrillers are these days."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 836 words, 11/20/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "Cage's done so many of them that it may be tempting to pass on the pleasure of this one's company. Don't pass, though; the pleasure is real, and sometimes intense."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 11/20/09
David Denby, New Yorker: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...both an intermittent police procedural and an outrageously diverting celebration of crack mania.... a mess, but it's certainly not dull."(See all of David Denby's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 11/23/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Herzog usually does his best work with men in crisis, manipulating tension and machismo like hot wax... 'Bad Lieutenant' will add to that legacy..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 11/20/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Todd McCarthy, Daily Variety: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "The film is offbeat, silly, disarming and loopy all at the same time, and viewers will decide to ride with that or just give up on it, according to mood and disposition."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,051 words, 09/03/09
Ray Bennett, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Filled with unexpected turns and subversive humor... a jazzy, entertaining riff on the theme of a cop who spends too much time in a sewer of criminality and corruption."(See all of Ray Bennett's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 563 words, 09/04/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "Herzog usually does his best work with men in crisis, manipulating tension and machismo like hot wax... 'Bad Lieutenant' will add to that legacy..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 772 words, 11/20/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: OUTSTANDING "...a pulpy, glorious mess. Its maniacal unpredictability is such a blast that it reminds you just how tidy and dull most crime thrillers are these days."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 836 words, 11/20/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD "Cage's done so many of them that it may be tempting to pass on the pleasure of this one's company. Don't pass, though; the pleasure is real, and sometimes intense."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 399 words, 11/20/09
17.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans's reviews are separated by an average 17.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (34 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans's reviews cover 58.1% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 17,882 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 526 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Coverage, Volume & Length (34 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 35.1 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans's reviews on average broke 35.1 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (34 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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