In the aftermath of the Katrina, in New Orleans, Sergeant Terence McDonagh (Nicolas Cage) has a severe damage in his column rescuing a prisoner in the flooded jail. He becomes addicted in painkillers and cocaine to relief his incurable pain and is promoted to lieutenant. When an African family of smalltime drug dealers and their two children are executed, the abusive Terence is assigned to be in charge of the investigation. He depends on the testimony of a reluctant fifteen year- old boy that had witnessed the crime to open a case against the powerful drug lord Big Fate (Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner); however the teenager escapes from his custody to England and Big Fate is released. The frantic drug and gambler addicted lieutenant seeks illegal means to get drugs for him and for his girlfriend prostitute Frankie Donnenfeld (Eva Mendes) and to pay his increasing debts. Despite the surveillance of the internal affairs, he associates to Big Fate and his gang providing inside information about apprehension and shipment of drugs and living his life on the edge.
"The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans" is a different feature of Werner Herzog that seems to be inspired in David Lynch and uses black-humor in an engaging detective story. The visuals of Terence, seeing iguanas and a dancing soul under effect of drugs, are memorable. Nicolas Cage has a magnificent performance in the role of a delusional and mentally unbalanced disturbed detective with unpredictable reactions. Eva Mendes is extremely beautiful and sexy and has also great performance. Val Kilmer has a minor participation in the role of Terence's partner. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Vício Frenético" ("Frenetic Addiction")
"The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans" is a different feature of Werner Herzog that seems to be inspired in David Lynch and uses black-humor in an engaging detective story. The visuals of Terence, seeing iguanas and a dancing soul under effect of drugs, are memorable. Nicolas Cage has a magnificent performance in the role of a delusional and mentally unbalanced disturbed detective with unpredictable reactions. Eva Mendes is extremely beautiful and sexy and has also great performance. Val Kilmer has a minor participation in the role of Terence's partner. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Vício Frenético" ("Frenetic Addiction")