The only criminal he can't catch is himself.
| Cast |
Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, Xzibit, Shawn Hatosy, Jennifer Coolidge |
| Director |
Werner Herzog |
| Screenplay | William M. Finkelstein, from the screenplay by Victor Argo, Paul Calderon, Abel Ferrara, Zoe Lund |
| Music | Mark Isham |
| Cinematography | Peter Zeitlinger |
| Editing | Joe Bini |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Not available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Millennium Films, Edward R. Pressman Film, Saturn Films, Polsky Films, Osiris Productions, Lieutenant Productions, Nu Image Films |
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| Genre | Crime, drama |
| Language | Strong |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Some |
| Violence | Strongish |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | Strong |
| Comments | Offbeat crime drama. Frequent, strong drug usage. |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith  Wearing his madness on his sleeve | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Cage oortuig met donker anti-held | 15 | |
| Cape Times Ray Bennett Jazzy cinematic riff from Herzog | 10 |  |
| Box Office Pete Hammond A vividly acted and directed movie that stretches the boundaries of its genre and keeps you in its ever-unpredictable grip throughout. | 15 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 20 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson | 10 | |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 124 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Befitting its unorthodox origins, this Bad Lieutenant benefits from Werner Herzog's typically fearless direction and a delightfully unhinged Nicolas Cage in the title role. | 17 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 19057 Netizens BLt: PoCNO rocks! There is no other way to describe it. | 14 | |
Average .. 73% | 15 | |