Director: Andrew Niccol
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Main Actors/Actresses: Nicolas Cage, Brigette Moynahan(I Robot ring a bell?), and Ethan Hawke.
Nicolas Cage masterfully portrays a gun runner named Yuri. Yuri has decided that working in his parents' restaurant in NYC is not good enough for him so he decides that he wants to sell guns. His opinion is that war will always be here so he might as well profit from it. He takes no sides as long as the deal is done. He is completely numb to reality. The movie is both a satire on the post Cold War period and somewhat of a comedy while also maintaining some action/adventure elements. The opening montage is magnificent and definitely in many ways shows how the story is headed. The story is not political(unless you want to be one) nor is it anti gun.
As the story develops we find out about his one true love played by Bridgette Moynahan but there isn't too much depth on this character. The same goes for Interpol Agent Jack Valentine played by Ethan Hawke. He's a bit too naive to believe that such guys like Yuri are needed by governments of the world. The narration parts often don't fit well but here they add to the film.
It's part action movie, part character study, part satire all wrapped up in a nice 122 minute package.
Definitely worth seeing. 8.5 out of 10.
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Main Actors/Actresses: Nicolas Cage, Brigette Moynahan(I Robot ring a bell?), and Ethan Hawke.
Nicolas Cage masterfully portrays a gun runner named Yuri. Yuri has decided that working in his parents' restaurant in NYC is not good enough for him so he decides that he wants to sell guns. His opinion is that war will always be here so he might as well profit from it. He takes no sides as long as the deal is done. He is completely numb to reality. The movie is both a satire on the post Cold War period and somewhat of a comedy while also maintaining some action/adventure elements. The opening montage is magnificent and definitely in many ways shows how the story is headed. The story is not political(unless you want to be one) nor is it anti gun.
As the story develops we find out about his one true love played by Bridgette Moynahan but there isn't too much depth on this character. The same goes for Interpol Agent Jack Valentine played by Ethan Hawke. He's a bit too naive to believe that such guys like Yuri are needed by governments of the world. The narration parts often don't fit well but here they add to the film.
It's part action movie, part character study, part satire all wrapped up in a nice 122 minute package.
Definitely worth seeing. 8.5 out of 10.
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