Werner Herzog is one of Hollywood's biggest mysteries. How he could be attached to such a variety of films is bizarre, but this one? This one was plucked out of the 90's style film making with a handful of Herzog moments. When those moments happen, it is unmistakable. Herzog really doesn't achieve anything above decent in this film as a director.Nicolas Cage appears to still have an ounce of talent somewhere in his demon possessed, National Treasure accepting self. I think Nicolas Cage needs to start attaching himself to quality instead of quantity, it just makes sense when you have the talent needed. Leave the selling of souls to Brendan Fraser.
The film itself isn't sure what it is. Every few minutes it goes from bland to funny, from funny to exciting, then from exciting to boring, all the way to the end. Sprinkle that unsteadiness with an overdose of sexual content and you have a pile of offensive feces mixed into your excitable sequences.
Skip this one, there are plenty better on the shelves, like The French Connection. I think there are 2 reasons this film didn't flop. One, Herzog being the director, and second, Nicolas Cage's performance.
"Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans"
6.5 / 10
6.5 / 10
