Unlike Ferrara's 1992 "Bad Lieutenant", this was not meant as a remake, but it follows the same premise with a lighter approach; bad cop, yet with a sense of humor. What it turns out to be is a VERY long film that seems more David Lynchian than anything else. Nic Cage is the bad cop who albeit a small drug problem and questionable ethics, seems to be a pretty smart officer. So why he has to play dirty confused me. Eva Mendes makes a good whore and Val Kilmer doesn't have enough screen time and what he did have was pablum. It was a mildly engaging film, but needed so much editing and could have been faster and harder hitting that by the end, I just didn't care anymore.
Slight bite: I liked watching a wicked Nic Cage, but the rest was not enough.
