Phantom
Picture This! Entertainment | Release Date: November 22, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
As audacious as it is compelling and as dark as it is erotic. Its sexuality is explicit, alternately teasing and brutal, and one that is ultimately a cautionary tale. Read full review
50
New York PostMegan Lehmann
An interesting addition to a genre that tends too often to disregard artistic technique. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Reminded me most of Jean Genet's "Un chant d'amour," with bondage and latex replacing incarceration and cigarettes. This is not to say that it's equally good or poetic, but the eroticizing of a whole universe is no less apparent. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneEllen Fox
A muddy, dreamlike Portuguese offering. Read full review
50
Village VoiceDennis Lim
Easily the artiest queer stroke movie of the year. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
While the transgressive trappings (especially the frank sex scenes) ensure that the film is never dull, Rodrigues's beast-within metaphor is ultimately rather silly and overwrought, making the ambiguous ending seem goofy rather than provocative. Read full review
38
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
With little dialogue, a murky night setting and the slowest of plots, this Portuguese fantasy only comes alive when it conforms to its true nature as arthouse pornography. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyChuck Wilson
First-time director João Pedro Rodrigues' unwillingness to define his hero’s background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on. Read full review
10
The New York TimesDana Stevens
Both grueling and dull. Imagine (if possible) a Pasolini film without passion or politics, or an Almodóvar movie without beauty or humor, and you have some idea of the glum, numb experience of watching O Fantasma. Read full review
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