I didn't notice that when I first watched the movie,either.But I found that When he said this sentence ,the Chinese subtitle changed into Chinese!After I listened to it again,I noticed He was saying Chinese !!!His pronunciation is ......
Nics character is obsessed with Ava but....I think once he gets her "the chase" is kinda over. There is a saying that a man never "chases after a bus he has already caught!!" and, of course, its not true with all of us......but I do think its a common fact of life regarding infidelity and unfaithfulness so I can understand (if not condone!) this set up in the film.
Anyway im getting too deep..wonderful film with great performances all round!
My whole take on the movie - and his character - is just my opinion. It's not written in stone, and I'm certainly not a movie critic. That being said, perhaps this is a movie that is worth seeing more than once, if nothing else to gain deeper insight into how the role is played. I'm sure when I see it again, I'll have a different perspective.
He had nothing to gain? He's a man..it's not about gaining something..he's gone a long time/away from the wife..I think it's called biological needs and desires.
But throughout the movie, Yuri never gave any indication that he was a man driven by those needs. For him, it was all about guns, money, power and the ego trip. He never really seemed to have much of an emotional side at all.
Damaris wrote: He had nothing at all to gain from doing it, and yet it still happened.
He had nothing to gain? He's a man..it's not about gaining something..he's gone a long time/away from the wife..I think it's called biological needs and desires. I believe that said a lot ABOUT the kind of person he was..it was ALL about him. I liked the character of Yuri..I thought we saw what he was..a man driven by what he was good at..and he had no conscious about it.
Well, I just saw it and thought it was... okay. I don't think Nic was given a chance to fill out his character, so to speak. Yuri seemed kind of two-dimensional to me, but I really don't think it was any fault of Nic's... the character itself just kind of fell flat to me.
A couple of things I never understood... if Yuri was born in the Ukraine but was raised in Brooklyn, wouldn't he either have a slight Ukranian accent (from being around his family) or a heavy Brooklyn one? Why didn't he or his brother have any kind of discernable accent at all? Also, I didn't understand why Yuri was cheating on his wife all the time... he wasn't a womanizer (he certainly didn't give off that aura, anyway), he was supposedly crazy about Ava, so why did he cheat on her? He had nothing at all to gain from doing it, and yet it still happened.
Also, it didn't seem like Yuri was intelligent enough or charismatic enough to pull off business with the magnitude that he did. It's odd... he comes from virtually nothing and jumps into arms dealing almost overnight. That part didn't make any sense to me, but still, it was an OK movie. I don't think it was money wasted. Oh, and the opening sequence of bullet making was way cool.
On a more salacious note, seeing Nic in the shower with Bridget Moynahan... I wanted some of that. BAD. Life can be so cruel
I think I'll go this afternoon - I have nothing better to do. Ideally, I would have a nice-looking date to go with me and maybe pay my way, LOL. But as it stands, I will brave the theatre alone.
I asked my mom today if she was going to the movies - she and my dad go pretty much every weekend. She said that SHE wants to see "Just Like Heaven" with Reese Witherspoon, but my dad wants to see (and these are her words, not mine) "that awful Nicolas Cage movie about war". I said she would probably like it, and that Nic was a great actor, and she said, "Oh, I just don't care for him... and he's creepy-looking.".
I can't believe I'm related to any person who would say such a thing, LOL.
Caught the matinee of this today. It will not disappoint. He looks great, his acting is superb, and I love it when he does voice overs. Feels like he's talking to me...Go see it.
Nic Cage.. 4-30-05 Riding high on his recent appointment by movie fans as a "National Treasure," Nicolas Cage will be going from charismatic adventurer to morality-laden arms dealer. Lions Gate Films has acquired the North American distribution rights to "Lord of War," a timely drama that hopes to do for weapons what "Blow" did for drug smuggling. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Andrew Niccol ("The Truman Show"), the movie puts Cage alongside Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan and Ethan Hawke. "Lord" follows Cage's Yuri Orlov, an arms dealer who reevaluates the ethics of his occupation while attempting to evade an Interpol agent, played by Hawke. The film, currently in post-production, is aiming for a late-2005 release.
Lord' Reigns at Lions Gate Films 4-28-05 Premier Independent Studio Acquires North American Rights to Andrew Niccol's Thriller LORD OF WAR, Starring Academy Award Winner Nicolas Cage and Academy Award Nominee Ethan Hawke. SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 28 /CNW/ -- Lions Gate Films, the motion picture acquisition, production and distribution arm of Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE; LGF; TSX), has acquired all North American distribution rights to the riveting action thriller LORD OF WAR, written and directed by Academy Award nominee Andrew Niccol, starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan and Ethan Hawke, it was announced today by Jon Feltheimer, Chief Executive Officer of Lions Gate Entertainment. "Andrew has crafted a powerful and provocative film torn from today's headlines, giving audiences a chilling insider's look into the international world of gunrunning," said Feltheimer. "LORD OF WAR does for weapons smuggling what BLOW did for drug smuggling. LORD OF WAR is a trademark Lions Gate movie -- controversial, compelling and enormously entertaining, all at the same time."
"'LORD OF WAR' is a provocative and timely edge-of-your-seat thriller that will appeal to a broad audience," said Tom Ortenberg, President, Lions Gate Films Releasing. "We are delighted to distribute the work of such a revolutionary filmmaker and talented ensemble cast, and we are looking forward to working closely with filmmakers Andrew Niccol and Nicolas Cage to maximize the film's obvious commercial appeal. At a time when the potential of arms smuggling has raised the stakes to new highs, LORD OF WAR is as chilling as it is thrilling." "Lions Gate Films has proven their ability to take controversial, button- pushing material and make it part of the national conversation," said Cage. Niccol is the visionary and avant-garde filmmaker who wrote and directed such prophetic films as GATTACA and SIMONE and was nominated for an Academy Award for his original screenplay for THE TRUMAN SHOW. Other writing credits include THE TERMINAL.
LORD OF WAR, which is currently in post production, is the story of an arms dealer (Cage) who reevaluates the morality of his occupation while on the run from an Interpol agent (Hawke). The film was financed by Philippe Rousselet and Andrew Niccol's company Entertainment Manufacturing Company alongside the German fund VIP. Foreign sales are being handled through Archlight. It was produced by Niccol, Rousselet, Cage, Norm Golightly, Andreas Grosch, and Chris Roberts. Lions Gate Films will distribute the film nationwide. Lions Gate Entertainment's Peter Block, President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions, Jason Constantine, Senior Vice President, Acquisitions, and Ortenberg negotiated the acquisition on behalf of Lions Gate Films and Rousselet of Entertainment Manufacturing Company and Manny Nunez of Creative Artists Agency negotiated the deal on behalf of the filmmakers and financers.
Lions Gate is the premier independent producer and distributor of motion pictures, television programming, home entertainment, family entertainment and video-on-demand content. Its prestigious and prolific library of approximately 8000 titles is one of the largest in the entertainment industry. The Lions Gate brand name is synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.
Ethan Hawke, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Jeffrey Wright and Donald Sutherland will star opposite Nicolas Cage in writer/director Andrew Niccol's $42 million Lord of War, says Variety.
Niccol, who scripted The Truman Show and wrote and directed Gattaca and Simone, has penned a drama that casts Cage as a ruthless global arms dealer who is trying to stay a step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent. Monica Bellucci will play the weapon dealer's conflicted wife.
The film starts shooting July 19 in New York, Romania and South Africa.
of course Nic makes every movie he participate in an amazing movie ... we all love him very much ... i want to ask if there is any new informations about LOW ... especially after the release date of TWM has been delayed ... what about release date of LOW ... any news????????????
I have been a fan of Nicolas Cage, well, for ever! I love all his movies - not just because he is in them all of course, but because he MAKES the character. You don't see Nicolas Cage - you see "Castor Troy" in Face/Off or "Rick Santoro" in Snakeeyes or "Seth" in City of Angels. I think you get the picture. Anyway he makes the character what the character is...and that makes the movie!!!
I think that if nic is in it, it'll be great. because no matter what he plays, he pulls it off. unlike some actors who seem to play the same character over and over again. nic is amazing.
It seems pretty good. Like she said if Nic's in it it will most likely be good. He brings something to every film he's in. Even if the film is crap his acting is always good and he plays the characters great.
Suzanne 
