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This is a brand-new crime/drama directed by Werner Herzog (who has also made numerous well-critiqued foreign films, the documentary Grizzly Man, and the recent Christian Bale film Rescue Dawn). It is a remake of a film simply entitled Bad Lieutenant (and despite the fact that I'm not a fan of remakes in general, this looks like a major exception).

Here's the plot:

"Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants."

The main role of Terence is being played by Nicolas Cage. Supporting actors include Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, and Xzibit. Here's the trailer:

YouTube - 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans' Trailer

I'm actually looking forward to this. Many of the review I've read say that Nicolas Cage is in top form in this film, ala Leaving Las Vegas, Adaptation and other performances of his of that level of quality. It's about time Cage got to work on something this good again.

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This one should be awesome.

I don't think this one's a remake, Herzog himself said it...though the plot is similar to the one with Harvey Keitel.