Nicolas Cage's mob film with RT score of 62% praised for several expert-accurate details, including a harrowing scene

ONE Nicolas Cage film with a 62% score on Rotten Tomatoes receives a glowing review from a mafia expert. Cage began his career in the 1980s appearing in films such as Fast times at Ridgemont High, Thunderous Fishand Hallucinated. Cage won the Academy Award for Best Actor in recognition of his leading role in 1995. Leaving Las Vegaswhich is widely considered Nicolas Cage's best film of the 1990s. The 1990s also saw Cage star in several action films, including The rock, Air conditioningand Face/Off.

The quality and reception of his films varied significantly throughout the 2000s and 2010s, from the popular National Treasury films for critics Ghost Rider films. The perception surrounding Cage and his films has begun to change in more recent years, especially with his performances in Pork, The unbearable weight of enormous talentand Long legs all receiving critical acclaim. He has many projects currently underway, one of which is Spider-Man Noirwhere he will reprise his voice as the detective webslinger of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

Nicolas Cage's Warlord Gets Unexpected Praise

Cage plays an international arms dealer

The 2005 film Lord of Warstarring Cage as international arms dealer Yuri Orlov, is rated for its accuracy. Lord of Warthe story of is based on notorious real-world international arms dealer Viktor Bought. Despite a favorable audience score of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, the critical score barely reaches 62%. However, a sequel is in development by the original film's director and writer, Andrew Niccol, as Orlov's arms trade continues.

In a video with Insider, former CIA agent and Russian mafia investigator Joe Serio praises the historical accuracy of Cage's account Lord of War. He is impressed by the story set in Brighton Beach, given the location's well-known history as a Russian mafia area. Serio also explains that some of the film's seemingly most dramatic and violent scenes are accurate, given the Russian mafia's propensity for extorting funds and killing their rivals. Check out Serio's comments below:

I love this scene from Lord of War. Nicolas Cage's character narrates his life and his introduction to the Russian mafia. First, it's on Brighton Beach, and starting in the '70s, Brighton Beach was the location of the Russian mafia. When the Russian criminals left the Soviet Union, Brighton Beach was the first place they came because they knew other Russians here. It was in places like Brighton Beach that they simply grew and quickly spread across the country.

That part about killing people, that whole scene is 100% legit. Extortion was probably the biggest thing they did to those stores and those stores of innocent Russians. They threatened shopkeepers, raised extortion funds, killed rivals, so for personal reasons this is also a great clip.

My supervisor in Moscow, when I was working in the National Police, he was deputy head of organized crime control for the entire Soviet Union, and he said to me, “Tell your FBI, tell your CIA that our Russian mafia problem will become your Russian Mafia Problem.” It's 1990, even before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

When Nicolas Cage deals in arms, he has seen with his own eyes what is possible and he has seen a niche, and he is going to fill that niche. It's okay, it's okay, but he did that thing in some room. Over in Moscow, one of the places that was used a lot for arms deals was hotels, because the gangs control the hotels.

I would rate this very high. Russian influence from the former Soviet Union coming to the United States, settling in Brighton Beach, is all legitimate, 100%, nine times out of ten.

Lord Of War Deserves More Recognition

Although Lord of War Often not considered one of Cage's best films, its fairly accurate depiction of the Russian mafia and the arms trade proves that it is highly underrated. Cage gives a strong performance as Orlov which is rooted in many historically accurate details. The Russian mafia and arms trade can be further explored in Lord of Warsequel in development, which could benefit Nicolas Cagecontinued stardom along with incorporating real-world history from the past two decades.

Source: Insider