Lord of War: A look into the world of selling illegal firearms. Nic Cage stars as a gun-runner. He gets into the business very easily and slowly just selling a couple guns to people here in the states. He realizes the big money comes when you deal arms to other countries, especially in Africa. The film uses some dark and sarcastic humor to get it’s point across – mildly funny at best. The drama of the movie was just enough to keep me watching, in the end I really did not care what happened to the characters. The element that saved the film from failure for me was the subject matter and just how big of a problem it is. The film ends telling us it was based on a true story and that makes you think just how real the situation is……..much more real than Nic Cage’s hair.
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If this movie had parents they would be: Buffalo Soldiers & Matchstick Men
With a running time of 121 minutes
This film is rated R
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