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The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans
I had no intention of ever seeing this film, but got really bored one night and was able to see it free on cable. Then I found out it was a Herzog film, so I was pretty interested. Story of an injured and decorated New Orleans police officer struggling with pain and his morality. Other than Nicholas Cage’s clumsy over acting, it was pretty good, though it needed a bitter, ironic edge that didn’t quite materialize. Surprising and unconvincing moral optimism. Long way from Aquirre and Fitzcarraldo. Don’t regret seeing it, but not too glad either. **