Yuri is Mr. Niccol’s Michael Corleone from “The Godfather” trilogy (directed by Mr. Cage’s uncle Francis Ford Coppola). Both Yuri and Michael put “family” first with their words, but make them last with their deeds.

Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Oct 16, 2023

Cage has the bravado to pull off the role of the cocky dealer going toe to toe with rival dealers and dictators, not to mention Interpol.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 6, 2023

A lazy movie that is interesting just at times. [Full Review in Spanish]

Full Review | Feb 12, 2020

Lord of War is the most intelligent action film to come out of Hollywood since David O. Russell's Three Kings.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 27, 2019

... it's serious, it's sardonic, and it has both a sense of humor and a sense of outrage.

Full Review | Oct 6, 2017

A carefully choreographed devil's dance in which Nicolas Cage finds fleet-footed rejuvenation as a man aware evil can't exist without good, but that evil often wins. This uniquely unsympathetic, world-weary film earns the right to fling that truth.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 19, 2010

A fine, grown-up movie, half thriller, half black comedy.

Full Review | Sep 19, 2008

The movie ultimately crushes itself in a vise of self-loathing.

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Mar 11, 2008

Niccol is no stranger to hot-button issues, but he outdoes his previous efforts by injecting this satire of war profiteering in the Halliburton age with a wicked arsenic wit.

Full Review | Aug 16, 2007

I'm beginning to get discouraged about Andrew Niccol.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 14, 2007

Satire is rarely so hard-hitting, or high calibre.

Full Review | Jul 10, 2007

This film fails so miserably don't be surprised to find yourself often rooting against the supposed good guy.

Full Review | Original Score: 0/4 | May 26, 2007

That the CIA engages in these activities with all sorts of Orlovs no doubt slithering around in the mix somewhere, is a far more intriguing huge chunk of vital information that sadly never made it to the screen.

Full Review | Feb 8, 2007

Even though Niccol sometimes puts unnecessary homilies in the mouths of his characters, he mostly pulls off the tricky feat of being direct and breezy at the same time. "Lord of War" skims along like a dance routine.

Full Review | Oct 7, 2006

Lord of War has a surreal edge, despite being enmeshed in world events, with absurdity and dark humor laced throughout.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 27, 2006

Una pelcula frvola y superficial sobre un tema serio e importante como el trfico de armas. Entretiene, pero como denuncia cnica se queda corta.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 13, 2006

The movie's too flippant for good drama and not funny enough for satire, but the morbidly fascinating subject and Cage's reptilian performance hold our interest.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | May 12, 2006

Impressive performances, fascinating info-bytes and pertinent editorial, but in the end, it feels too much like an illustrated lecture.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 1, 2006

The film's approach to violence is unflinching: this is what poor people are doing to each other with the guns the West sells them, it screams -- but there's no suggestion it might be stopped, or slowed.

Full Review | Feb 17, 2006

The film is totally engaging, even though not always on an emotional level; there are so many issues striding through the screenplay it's hard to relate too closely to Yuri, although there are moments.

Full Review | Feb 12, 2006