47
Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 67Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenMiike's graphically violent Japanese actioners are not everyone's cup of sake. But if you can handle the bloodshed, Miike's films will open your eyes to the number of ways it can spurt, splat, and drizzle out of a whole variety of natural human orifices and man-made bullet holes.
- 60TV Guide MagazineKen FoxTV Guide MagazineKen FoxThe film is filled with Miike's brand of imaginatively staged violence and hints of fetish sexuality, but his sadism, which reaches its apotheosis in 2001's sickening "Ichii The Killer", is tempered by a sincere romanticism and a number of lovely touches.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThere's enough atmosphere, mayhem and just plain energy to make the film a viable midnight movie.
- 50L.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmL.A. WeeklyPaul MalcolmWhile the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before.
- 40Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThe plot is muddy and quite beside the point. The almost meditative mood takes center stage.