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- Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller
- Release Date : September 16, 2005
- MPAA Rating : R
- Duration : 122 minute(s)
- Production Budget : 42
- Studio : Lions Gate Films
- Official Site : http://www.lordofwarthemovie.com/
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works unusually well.
by Ty Bur [Boston Globe ]
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this fast-paced and undeniably intelligent film still qualifies as a disappointment.
by Tim Knight [Reel ]
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smart, taut, thrilling and darkly funny.
by Robert Denerstein [Denver Rocky Mountain News ]
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over-narrated and under-dramatized
by Amy Biancolli [Houston Chronicle ]
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one of the year's best movies
by Jeff Farance [The Daytona Beach News-Journal ]
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is little more than an ammunition-littered variation on Blow
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine ]
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is intelligently crafted from beginning to end
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter ]
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gripping and unforgettable
by Piet Levy [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
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gradually sinks under the weight of its own sense of mission
by Jan Stuart [Newsday ]
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For a movie dealing with so much explosive firepower, "Lord of War" is a damp squib.
by Shlomo Schwartzberg [Boxoffice Magazine ]
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exceedingly well-crafted film
by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
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buoyed by an impressive and convincing performance by Nicolas Cage
by Shawn Dwyer [Hollywood ]
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a total misfire
by [E! Online ]
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a strange amalgam of compelling visuals and fascinating vocational details forged with deep moral ambivalence
by Marjorie Baumgarten [Austin Chronicle ]
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A remarkable, audacious, near-flawless piece of filmmaking
by Mel Valentin [Movie-Vault ]
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a movie completely unafraid to ask tough questions and not expect easy answers.
by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
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a complex, funny, intriguing film that carries an essential message.
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall ]
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Reviewed by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
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Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic ]
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Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
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Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic ]
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Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
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Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone ]
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Reviewed by Jami Bernard [New York Daily News ]
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Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
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Reviewed by Daniel Neman [Richmond Times-Dispatch ]
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Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald ]
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Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it ]
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Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
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Reviewed by Tim Grierson [L.A. Weekly ]