Terrence McDonagh is a New Orleans Police sergeant, who receives a medal and a promotion to lieutenant for heroism during Hurricane Katrina. Due to his heroic act, McDonagh injures his back and becomes addicted to prescription pain medication. He then finds himself involved with a drug dealer who is suspected of murdering a family of African immigrants.
Acting
Cage's lizard-stance and crack-laugh are unrepeatable.
Direction
Herzog's iguana cutaways break reality itself.
Writing
Dialogue that feels improvised by demons.
Director
Werner Herzog
Nicolas Cage
Terence McDonagh
Eva Mendes
Frankie Donnenfield
Val Kilmer
Stevie Pruit
Xzibit
Big Fate
Fairuza Balk
Heidi
Shawn Hatosy
Armand Benoit
Jennifer Coolidge
Genevieve
Tom Bower
Pat McDonagh
Brad Dourif
Ned Schoenholtz
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Captain James Brasser
Irma P. Hall
Binnie Rogers
Denzel Whitaker
Daryl
Michael Shannon
Mundt
Shea Whigham
Justin
Lucius Baston
Midget
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