TIFF Review ’09: ‘The Bad Lieutenant’

Reviews so far on Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” have been mixed.

The trailer looked like a ludicrous parody of a B-Movie, the poster, a straight-faced direct-to-DVD cover and various reviews have called it loony, ridiculous and over-the-top, in a bad way. Could it still be successful in an ironic manner or are the reviews just missing the wonder in the odd Herzogian sensibility? ● More from: The Playlist