Dragnet Girl
Shochiku | Release Date: June 1, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonMay 5, 2022
Heavily influenced by Sternberg's "Underworld," this is one of Ozu's oddest, most enjoyable departures; it reveals him as a first-rate noir director. [09 Jan 2005, p.C11]
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Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumMay 5, 2022
One of the most striking of Ozu’s American-style silents. Read full review
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The New YorkerRichard BrodyMay 5, 2022
Though the violence never uncorks and the story takes a sentimental turn, the deep shadows, the jarring angles and cuts, and the idiosyncratic whims of gesture evoke a sorry underworld that’s out of joint, out of luck, and out of time. Read full review
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Slant MagazineCarson LundMay 5, 2022
Dragnet Girl features an array of seemingly debased molls and violent loners who blow off steam with punching bags in between petty wrongdoings, but it never outright vilifies any of them. Read full review
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