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12/23/02
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,... [More]
Reviews for The City of Lost Souls
1 - 14 (sorted by fresh rating; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticNo review available.
10/31/02
A well-dressed crime drama with an undercurrent of profound sadness.
02/24/02
[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.
08/08/02
Top CriticNo review available.
06/23/05
Tireless Japanese splatter director Takashi Miike's keeps his own worst impulses check, and the payoff is a satisfying and uncharacteristically romantic film.
08/09/02
No review available.
12/28/04
...unleashes more creative imagery, cinematic mayhem and stylistic energy in that opening half hour than most films can muster in an entire feature...
07/01/02
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04/12/04
It feels utterly hollow despite Miike’s wizardry.
05/29/02
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.
10/24/02
Top CriticAn empty, incoherent exercise in frenetic style, interesting primarily for its cosmopolitan flavor.
08/05/02
While the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before.
10/24/02
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10/18/08
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