You beat me to it Animal Boything...anyways
I saw this film earlier today and thoroughly enjoyed it. After Andrew Niccol's most recent film in 2003,
Simone, I was a bit skeptical about what he would do next. Not only is wonderfully crafted(great cinematography, production design, editing) but the acting is top notch from Nicholas Cage, Jared Leto, and Ian Holm. While watching it I was reminded of
The Constant Gardener, but this film is much more sardonic and apathetic in it's view of the world and the dominance of western powers. After my initial wave/rush of enjoyment passed and I was thinking more about the film walking home from the cinema, I liked
Lord of War more than
The Constant Gardener, but I don't think the film is necessarily going to go over too well with most audiences for it's stance regarding war and the economics of war.
All of this aside, make the effort to seek this film out, I know it's playing in a somewhat limited release that while playing in a wide variety of cities, it may only be at one or two cinemas per a city.
And finally, for some outside reading/listening material regarding the
Lord of War. Writer and director Andrew Niccol was interviewed for a brieft segment on NPR's program Day to Day this past week. The interview, while being rather short, is definently worth a listen.
Go to the following
link.