Bad Movie Thursday

Date Watched: 10/24/19

Starring: Nic Cage, Lawrence Fishurne, Berry Piper, A. Blonde Girl

Plot: Drugs + Nic Cage = a part he was born to play.  Something is going on with a bunch of cocaine killing people.  Lots of plot threads barely come together, requiring a bit more attention than you are likely willing to pay.

Rules

• Any text on screen.
• Stupid Indiana Jones maps
• References to ‘Cartagena’
• People doing coke
• References to Washington State

Quotes

• “Sometimes my genitals are very hard to control.”
• “Alright, wrigley…why don’t you get out and look for your phone.”

Viewer Quotes

• “Did he say genitals, or generals?”
• “When you run with the devil, you get the horns?”
• “If you can see the ground, you probably don’t need snowshoes.”

Things We Learned

• Buy drugs at the source, it will be a fraction of the price.
• Cops can take their suspects custody and torture them for days.
• Nic Cage cannot die.
• Don’t It’s ok to take the service elevator with a known killer.

Final Take: Very unfulfilling movie.  Didn’t relate to any of the characters.  I don’t know whether I was rooting for the drug dealers or the police.  It wasn’t quite dumb enough or smart enough to really register on too many levels.  Not over-the-top enough, either.  I can’t recommend this one.