Lies
Cowboy Booking International | Release Date: November 17, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
5
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Someone has finally done it -- made a sexually explicit feature that is also a genuine and harrowing work of erotic drama. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
When all is said and done, Lies is just good, dirty fun.
70
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
Surprisingly intimate, full of sly humor and, believe it or not, an odd sort of tenderness. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
At once distanced and heedless, Lies manages to be lighter and less pretentious than any description suggests. The movie's playful aspect can't be denied. Read full review
68
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
A witty, if overextended, take on pornography.
67
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's a film so filled with sex and violence that many critics have derided it as nothing short of hardcore porn. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
An uninvolving film. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
A work of honesty and artistic integrity that nonetheless will be difficult to watch for many viewers. Read full review
40
Film.comGregg Lachow
The sex we see in Lies does not feel in any way enticing; the protagonists are left seeming pathetic by the end of the film, and few viewers are likely to go scavenging for sticks after leaving the theater. Read full review
40
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
The daring but only partly successful Korean film Lies is built around voyeurism. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
If Lies were better, the most obvious point of reference would be "In the Realm of the Senses," but the filmmaking isn't good enough to warrant such comparison, and the ideas are half-baked. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
The truth about Lies is that it's a case of art-house porn being more porn than art. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
This sexually explicit South Korean drama aims more to jolt than to illuminate, but it illustrates an aspect of Asian cinema that globally minded moviegoers should know about as films from that region take on more international prominence. Read full review
20
VarietyDavid Stratton
Has nothing much to say. Read full review
0
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
In slightly less than 1,000 years, the competition for worst film of the third millennium will be fierce. Yet the smart money may well be on the Korean art film Lies. Read full review
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