
This movie charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. This movie also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a ... (Full plot summary below)
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This movie charts the rise and fall of Yuri Orlov, from his early days in the early 1980s in Little Odessa, selling guns to mobsters in his local neighborhood, through to his ascension through the decade of excess and indulgence into the early 1990s, where he forms a business partnership with an African warlord and his psychotic son. This movie also charts his relationship through the years with his younger brother, his marriage to a famous model, his relentless pursuit by a determined INTERPOL Agent and his inner demons that sway between his drive for success and the immorality of what he does.
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| jackiekcooper.comJackie K. CooperNicolas Cage gives a great performance as a man you would never want to meet or spend two hours with in a theater. |
| Blunt ReviewEmily Blunt'Tween the multi-million dollars films, Cage often brings us the real stuff... |
| WaffleMovies.comWillie WaffleLord of War is an extremely compelling tale with fantastic acting performances, great dialogue and dark humor that still makes you laugh in the middle of gripping drama |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA bleak comedy, funny in a "Catch-22" sort of way, and at the same time an angry outcry against the gun traffic. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneJeff StricklerThe viewer needs to bond with Yuri or we won't care what happens; but a lot of what happens is distasteful. |
| Stream on DemandSean Axmaker... it's serious, it's sardonic, and it has both a sense of humor and a sense of outrage. |
| Christian Science MonitorDaniel M. KimmelIn showing us a man who tries not to notice what happens after he closes the deal, Niccol gives us a fast and funny movie that should leave you feeling a bit queasy. |
| Now Playing MagazineBrent SimonLord of War lacks the major gravitational pull that a film of its scope should exert. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe film's tone is set by a bravura opening sequence that follows a single bullet from a factory conveyer belt to its resting place in a child's skull, and by Cage's flawlessly sardonic voice-over. |
| Aisle SeatMike McGranaghanMoral ambiguity has rarely been so well done on screen. |