Easily Nic Cage's best performance. Werner Herzog is a genius director!

Full of surprises, very unique, Nicholas Cage is a blast.

Bad Lieutenant, the new Warner Herzog film starring Nicholas Cage. Absolutely terrible. Dont waste your money on this film. Felt like I was watching a bad late night cable movie.Terrible acting, cinematography,story, etc. The fact that this was made by Herzog and squandered the considerable talents of Mr. Cage for over... the top absurdity is very depressing. Someone said that it's so bad that it's good. No. Avoid at all costs. As terrible as Observe And Report and Terminator Salvation. Possibly the worst film Ive seen this year.… Expand

This is a movie that people rate highly because they feel that they "missed" the message that the movie is trying to send. This movie is uninspiring, pointless drivel. People watch the movie, don't understand the crap (because there's nothing to understand!), but remember that it was a highly rated movie. They think to themselves "I can't be seen to be a person that didn�39;t understand it", so they in turn rate it highly. Please, please save your money!!… Expand

Nicholas Cage is a convincing drug addict cop but the film overall is fragmented and thematically incoherent. Herzog struggled finding a way to end the movie. Val Kilmer was disappointingly non-existant in the film.

Watch Nicolas Cage go crazy, use lots of drugs, and do pretty much the opposite of what his job entails in Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

The worst movie of the year. Herzog cannot make a conventional movie. There is no dramatic tension, there is nothing. His best film is Kaspar Hauser.

The film achieved a total critical irony. A critique of - particularly, American film structure, the American way of life, and the banalization of subjectivities; Cage starring a a piece of animated cardboard. Perhaps the first film in which Cages' lack of ability or even interest in what he is doing has been recognized for what it is and used to the advantage of the film. Considering to whom Cage is a nephew the intersecting of nepotisms both real and fiction is a nice touch.… Expand

This movie already twisted from the start....and gives more and more twist till the end...but surprisingly enjoyable...in twisted kind of way. Nicholas Cage is perfect for this role...sublime performance.

I've always enjoyed Herzog's films, because he's not afraid to make films he likes and he does not disappoint in this film. Cage is exciting to watch all the way through.

Pretty much a mess. It's entertaining at times , but can't deside what it wants to be. Is it a David Lynch film , in parts it seems like it. Nick Cage's tastes in film is just too odd. In the end , it feels like you've been taken for a ride that was a waste of your time.

This movie looks great, Very entertaining from the trailer. Great cast especially VAL KILMER. I feel that If Robert Downey junior can make a come back then Val can too.

This movie was really "G" everytime Nicolas Cage said it was hilariuos. Great performance by Nicolas Cage and he is exciting to watch all the way through and great movie too

Absolute crack. Terrible music, convoluted story, and an over the top performance by a once good actor. If you want a real flavour of New Orleans watch "Treme" the new series from the creators of the wire.

Cages performance is unconvincing and laughable. I thought it was terribly written and yet I sat through it thinking maybe the next scene will turn it all around. What a waste of time. Sharing this film's title (albeit tweaked) is a disgrace to the original film.

A plethora of scenes bounce around self-aware; exuding a tremendous amount of humor throughout the feature. Comedic exertion occurs too often to entirely enjoy the two-hour crime film. Apparently you can have too much of a good thing in cinema; who knew it’d take a German auteur to uncover a new truth.

Nicolas is on my Oscar-watch.

Comeback for Nicolas Cage. Definitely a treat. Horrifying, chilling performance from Cage that I did not expect.

Nic Cage's best performance ever. He is un-be-lievable. Best movie of the year. Period.

Embarrassing, trite and ridiculous. Scenes (remember the alligator?) reflect the director's desperate attempt to make art of self-indulgency.

I'm on the fence about this one. On one side, Nic Cage does an excellent job and "The Bad Lieutenant" is probably his best movie since "Adaptation". Also, I liked the fact that the film doesn't really on twists but still manages to surprise the audience. On the other hand, this is one of Werner Herzog's weakest films and none of the characters are very likable.

I'm a huge Nicolas Cage fan, and I'll say right now that this is one of his finest performances. His impulsive acting always hits the target, completing the overall story-line. He is at his best when he gets to go crazy, his earlier work "Vampire's Kiss" being tribute to this highly specialized skill that dominates Bad Lieutenant. The cast choice in league with the characters' performances really made it stand out. Eva Mendes and Cage had good chemistry together in "Ghost Rider" and it comes across again in the film.… Expand

Couldn't believe only two hours had elapsed; felt like forever. And did they let Cage get hold of a pair of scissors while blown away? Title ought to have been The Bad Haircut.

Fantastic.

This is messed up in every right way it can be. To call it unpredictable is to falsely suggest it's in the realm of linearity; instead, it's a portrait of the end of things as the beginning of the end of things, repeat as needed. Cage doesn't so much deserve an award as he deserves a year off from critical reaction to his work. And clearly, Herzog never left the building. F---ing champs.… Expand

have never seen a Werner Herzog film and to tell you the truth I have never heard of him. After seeing Bad Lieutenant I’m very interested in seeing his earlier films. The crime drama genre is a come and go with me. Ever since I saw The Departed it was like I fell in love. Nothing else can compare to it. Of all the cliché ridden movies about cops none of them really caught my attention. Only one this year and it was Brooklyn’s Finest, but a movie in 2009 I missed because it was in selected theaters was Bad Lieutenant a film bouncing in energy and all because of one man Nicolas Cage. His performance keeps the movie going even when there are times when we want to look away. Cage is a great actor and all his roles he has done in the past are always original. He gives his characters a sense of purpose in the films. Compare Stanley Goodspeed to his character in Con Air they are totally different. In Bad Lieutenant he gives one great performance something you guys shouldn’t miss. Cage plays Terrence McDonagh a very corrupted cop in New Orleans, but the weird thing about it is that 25% of his character is not all that bad. He’s an addict to mostly every drug he can get his hands on. His girlfriend who is Frankie played by the very sexy Eva Mendes is a hooker who as well is an addict. I like the chemistry between Mendes and Cage they were really good. There are needy of each other even though they make so many bad decisions. Terrence has got serious issues with people. He’s on the edge and he doesn’t really care who gets in the way. There are various subplots going in the film. His father is going to AA and now we really can see how addiction runs in the family. A multiple homicide that he’s trying to investigate, Frankie’s problems are his problems too, lastly his descent to drugs and really bad choices that can cause him his life and career. I like this characters they were very interesting and I enjoyed the movie. I felt it had more to say though. Its running time was good but I wouldn’t mind if was more extended to more about them. All the subplots are good and there are truly scenes of tension, but I feel everything is cramped. Notice a scene with Val Kilmer where he shows a side that shocks us. I wanted to know more about that but I don’t. I don’t mind but deep down inside I do. What I love most is the ending, I’m glad I’m able to see satisfying endings lately. (Toy Story 3) The ending is great and filled with irony, it reflects the beginning and it will make you laugh. Some people will find the climax too perfect. However if you keep watching it will show you a person will go back to their nature. Not completely perfect but still a very good film.… Expand

Such a great performance! I love Herzog and Cage, and this movie shows how underrated they both are. Just a really freaking entertaining two hours of cinema. This isn't the kind of movie where the character learns some sort of "life lesson"- he's bad through and through. It's amazing that we root for the guy despite the fact that he is such a clearly horrible person. This greatness lies solely in Cage's amazing performance. A warning though: this movie is **** crazy. It can best be described as a mix between A Clockwork Orange and Napoleon Dynamite. If you don't think this combination should ever exist, maybe it's not for you. But, if you want any clue as to what I'm talking about, check this one out. I guarantee you've never seen anything like it.… Expand

I couldn't figure out WTF this movie was about. I like Nick Cage and all that but really, what the hell was this? You're either gonna love it or want you're 2 hours back. PS. I will never in my life go to New Orleans.