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The City of Lost Souls (2000)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:7

Rotten:5

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: THE CITY OF LOST SOULS is the fruit of Japanese auteur Takashi Miike's (AUDITION) collaboration with the Hong Kong film industry, a dazzling gangster picture that mixes the absurd, brutal violence,... THE CITY OF LOST SOULS is the fruit of Japanese auteur Takashi Miike's (AUDITION) collaboration with the Hong Kong film industry, a dazzling gangster picture that mixes the absurd, brutal violence, and the surreal freely. The film stars Michelle Reis as Kei, a young Chinese woman who is in love with a Japanese Brazilian named Mario. However, a local triad boss also has eyes for the beautiful Kei, and will do whatever it takes to prevent Kei and Mario from settling down, forcing the couple to go on the run and tangle with a series of bizarre henchmen. [More]

Starring: Michele Reis, Patricia Manterola

Starring: Michele Reis, Patricia Manterola

Director: Takashi Miike

Director: Takashi Miike

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10/31/02
Brian J. Arthurs
Brian J. Arthurs
Beach Reporter (Southern California)

There's enough atmosphere, mayhem and just plain energy to make the film a viable midnight movie, a more appropriate slot than a regular run.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
10/24/02
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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While the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before.

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10/24/02
Paul Malcolm
Paul Malcolm
L.A. Weekly

Tireless Japanese splatter director Takashi Miike's keeps his own worst impulses check, and the payoff is a satisfying and uncharacteristically romantic film.

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08/09/02
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

[Miike's] work is fun to look at but emotionally unengaging, perhaps because he can't summon enough belief in his pulp-fiction characters to make them come alive.

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08/08/02
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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An empty, incoherent exercise in frenetic style, interesting primarily for its cosmopolitan flavor.

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08/05/02
Mike D'Angelo
Mike D'Angelo
Time Out New York

...unleashes more creative imagery, cinematic mayhem and stylistic energy in that opening half hour than most films can muster in an entire feature...

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07/01/02
Sean Axmaker
Sean Axmaker
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It feels utterly hollow despite Miike’s wizardry.

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05/29/02
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

A well-dressed crime drama with an undercurrent of profound sadness.

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02/24/02
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