Written, produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, this is a superb crime drama with flashes of black comedy.
Nicolas Cage plays Yuri Orlov, an arms dealer who becomes hugely successful while turning a blind eye to the damage caused by the weapons he sells. He has a cocaine-addicted brother (Jared Leto) and a fashion-model wife (Bridget Moynahan). Meanwhile, he is being pursued by Interpol agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke).
The deadpan, almost satirical quality gives the subject matter even greater gravitas.
There’s a remarkable opening sequence filmed from the perspective of a bullet.
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