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
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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 |
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While the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Tireless Japanese splatter director Takashi Miike's keeps his own worst impulses check, and the payoff is a satisfying and uncharacteristically romantic film. Full Review |
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[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. Full Review |
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An empty, incoherent exercise in frenetic style, interesting primarily for its cosmopolitan flavor. Full Review |
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...unleashes more creative imagery, cinematic mayhem and stylistic energy in that opening half hour than most films can muster in an entire feature... Full Review |
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It feels utterly hollow despite Miike’s wizardry. Full Review |
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A well-dressed crime drama with an undercurrent of profound sadness. Full Review |
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