7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Positive
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film primarily explores the individual moral decay and drug addiction of its protagonist, set against a backdrop of post-Katrina New Orleans. Its overwhelming focus on a deeply flawed individual's amoral survival rather than systemic critique or ideological solutions positions it as politically neutral.
The movie includes a visibly diverse supporting cast that reflects its New Orleans setting, without explicitly altering traditional roles for diversity. While the narrative critically depicts its white male protagonist, this portrayal focuses on his individual corruption and moral failings rather than offering a critique of traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film includes Tina, a transsexual prostitute, as a minor character. Her depiction reinforces a common and often problematic stereotype, with her vulnerability exploited by the protagonist. The narrative offers no counter-balance or critique, resulting in a portrayal that lacks dignity or positive affirmation.
The film uses Christian iconography and themes as a backdrop for its morally compromised protagonist, Terence McDonagh. While McDonagh's actions are deeply immoral, the narrative contrasts his depravity with the faith's ideals and portrays sympathetic adherents, such as his devout grandmother. The film critiques the character's hypocrisy and moral decay rather than the religion itself.
The film 'Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans' does not present any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a corrupt detective's descent into addiction and his investigation, without engaging with queer identity or issues in any capacity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans is an original story with new characters, not a remake or direct adaptation of the 1992 film's characters. Therefore, no characters were previously established as a different gender in source material or prior installments.
The film features new, original characters and is not a direct adaptation or remake of a prior work with established character races. Therefore, no character's race was changed from a canonical or historical baseline.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.6
6.2
Critic Ratings
8.6
6.9
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