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Release Date:
12 September 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
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Plot:
A phobic con artist and his protégé are on the verge of pulling off a lucrative swindle when the former's teenage daughter arrives unexpectedly. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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(36 articles)
Nicolas Cage: Does he wear his hair, or does it wear him?
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 12 November 2009, 3:29 PM, PST)
Nicolas Cage in 'Bad Lieutenant': Overacting or acting that he's overacting?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 11 November 2009, 9:22 AM, PST)
(From EW.com - The Movie Critics. 12 November 2009, 3:29 PM, PST)
Nicolas Cage in 'Bad Lieutenant': Overacting or acting that he's overacting?
(From EW.com - PopWatch. 11 November 2009, 9:22 AM, PST)
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Nice change of pace for Ridley!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Nicolas Cage | ... | Roy Waller |
 | Sam Rockwell | ... | Frank Mercer |
 | Alison Lohman | ... | Angela |
 | Bruce Altman | ... | Dr. Klein |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Chuck Frechette |
 | Jenny O'Hara | ... | Mrs. Schaffer |
 | Steve Eastin | ... | Mr. Schaffer |
 | Beth Grant | ... | Laundry Lady |
 | Sheila Kelley | ... | Kathy |
 | Fran Kranz | ... | Slacker Boyfriend |
| Tim Kelleher | ... | Bishop |
 | Nigel Gibbs | ... | Holt |
| Bill Saito | ... | Pharmacist #1 |
 | Tim Maculan | ... | Pharmacist #2 |
 | Stoney Westmoreland | ... | Man in Line |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violence, some sexual content and language.
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Runtime:
116 min | Canada:120 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Iceland:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Brazil:14 |
Canada:14A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-11 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Ireland:12 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) (2004) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #39979)
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Roy's pills are actually Benadryl, a popular over-the-counter allergy medicine.
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Continuity: Angela's plate of eggs moves between shots.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006)
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Leaning on a Lamp Post
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The latest effort from Ridley Scott equates to Spielberg's latest, Catch Me If You Can. It is a nice, technically simple film that follows their more epic, effects, and set piece driven movies preceding them. Spielberg followed Minority Report and AI, whereas Scott is following Gladiator, Hannibal and Black Hawk Down. It is a nice and welcome change of pace for a master director, as CMIYC was to Spielberg.
The film stars Nicholas Cage, who is making up for some lost years thanks to his role here and of course in Adaptation. Cage plays an obsessive compulsive con man who has an obsession of cleanliness and a fear germs and wide open spaces, and is hyped up on prescription drugs. Cage is superb here, it is a great performance, amusing and likeable. This is the sort of quirky character that brings the best out of Nic Cage. Co-starring as Cages partner in crime is the up and coming Sam Rockwell. I have been a fan of his since I first saw him in Charlie's Angels and then in his best role thus far in Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind. He was superb in Confessions and looks like he could be a top new star. Rockwell plays his character here with panache. Also starring as Cages daughter who turns up out the blue is Alison Lohman. Lohman is playing a 14 year old, who Cage has never seen and didn't know of at the start of the film. Lohman is much older in real life and so playing a 14 year is something she can do well but with the maturity and actress of that actual age may not have. Lohman is a lovely presence, she is charming and sweet and endearing to the audience, she is also a good young actress.
The film is funny, charming and simplistic. It doesn't tax too much and is a quick and pleasant, much like junk food, only more good for you. I love it when Scott does his big epic and more elaborate films but this is a good change of pace, that Scott must have really enjoyed. It is something he could do with his eyes closed compared to say Gladiator.
The film is well paced and there is a great twist that lets the film end on a real high. This is a good use of a great cast, and imaginatively edited. Overall a pleasing viewing. ****