Jack Valentine

"Do you know why I do what I do? I mean, there are more prestigeous assignments. Keeping track of nuclear arsenels – you’d thing that more critical to world security. But it’s not. No, nine out of ten war victims today are killed with assault rifles and small arms – like yours. Those nuclear weapons sit in their silos. Your AK-47, that’s the real weapon of mass destruction."

- Jack Valentine Jack Valentine (played by gorgeous Ethan Hawke) is the hero antagonist of the crime war movie, Lord of War. He is an interpol agent who is after Uri Orlov.

He is an idealistic and righteous character. At times when he could bend the law to get Uri, he won’t do it. When he has a chance to kill Uri, he again resorts to following the law.

Jack Valentine is not trying to get rich or famous. He is taking a stand against what he perceives as evil in the world. In contrast, Uri takes no stands. He exists simply to do his job and get rich.