Synopsis
Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who recieves a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
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Cast
- Nicolas CageTerence McDonagh
- Eva MendesFrankie Donnenfeld
- Val KilmerStevie Pruit
- Fairuza BalkHeidi
- Shawn HatosyArmand Benoit
- Jennifer CoolidgeGenevieve
- Tom BowerPat McDonagh
- Vondie Curtis-HallCaptain James Brasser
- Irma P. HallBinnie Rogers
- Shea WhighamJustin
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Chicago Sun-Times
No one is better at this kind of performance than Nicolas Cage. He's a fearless actor. He doesn't care if you think he goes over the top. If a film calls for it, he will crawl to the top hand over hand with bleeding fingernails. - 91
Entertainment Weekly
Bad Lieutenant doesn't go where you expect, but it has a stubborn, trippy logic. - 80
Chicago Reader
Herzog deserves the lion's share of the credit for the movie's quality, but Port of Call New Orleans is also a comeback for Cage. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
There is a lot of very black humor; and it develops, somewhat surprisingly, into something suggesting a kind of cheerful pessimism. - 63
ReelViews
Comparisons to the original Bad Lieutenant are unnecessary; Port of Call New Orleans can stand - and fall - on its own merits, inconsistent though they may be. - 60
Time Out
Cage is not quite Aguirre or Fitzcarraldo in the Big Easy. But his performance hits all the right mythopoetic beats, rising above the thin script and late-night-cable aesthetic. - 50
Premiere
Those expecting a return to the depravity and menace of Abel Ferrara’s 1992 notorious original will be disappointed. - 50
Variety
The film is offbeat, silly, disarming and loopy all at the same time, and viewers will decide to ride with that or just give up on it, according to mood and disposition.