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Hey, it's not because this film says true things about world politics that it's a good movie. Maybe politics is just too complicated to feature in movies without being over-simplified... So, alright Lord of War avoids over-simplification, but it fails to be a movie. For a start, there is absolutely no screen play at all. Facts are just enumerated, backed by pictures of bullets and guns. The story is told, not shown. Then the movie tries to encompass too many themes instead of focusing on one or two leading ones. Finally, it does not look realistic (never seen a love story that is so unconvincing), while actually it is a true story. But the thing is, this movie says something fundamental about world politics, and if you're not familiar with the implications of gun trading, you should see the movie.

By far the best movie on the theme of the rise and difficulties (you'll know whether or not those difficulties end up in a fall when you see the movie) of the young and ambitious among the very rich. And this is what is really surprising. Woody Allen usually does the best movie, or the worst, or an average one, on the various themes of Woody Allen movies, but he hadn't made so far a movie that could actually compare with the usual standards of cinema. Now it's done, and Woody wins hands down. All the cast is superb, while Matthew Goode is absolutely unbelievable. The script is light, sharp and original. The pace is fast and the cutting focuses on primarily relevant action only. And the way Woody Allens shoots London, you would swear he never lived elsewhere!

Do you have to be French-speaking to love this movie ? I would guess so judging by the average mark on IMDb. How can it be so amazingly low? This is a gem among French comedies of the 70's. The man behind the camera is (rightly) worshiped as the best French dialog writer. Although this film makes nothing to have him worshiped for directing as well, his art of dialogs is at the top here, and is wonderfully supported by a cast of comedians who were too often restricted to supporting roles. The movie draws an ironic picture of flawed artists living in poor conditions. Eventually one is meeting a rich lady and he suddenly climbs the social ladder. The movie is somewhat reminiscent of fierce Italian comedies of the 60's and early 70's.