Pistol Opera

Name: Pistol Opera
Genre: Action, Drama, Crime
Released: June 13, 2003
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 75

2003

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Media Blasters | Release Date: June 13, 2003

Summary: In this belated sequel to director Seijun Suzuki's 1967 film "Branded to Kill," a female assassin rises in the criminal underworld.

Director: Seijun Suzuki

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 112 min

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David Sterritt

What counts isn't the convoluted plot or exotic characters -- it's the brilliance of Suzuki's cinematic style, articulating the action with eye-boggling color and split-second editing effects. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

Suzuki has made the ultimate meta-movie, a self-parodying, surrealist gangster daydream as intoxicating and insubstantial as an absinthe swoon. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

There's style and panache to spare. Mournful jazz adds to the mood. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Insanely likable but suffers from anemia. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The audacious finale, which plays out in a wholly symbolic realm, will leave even the most adventurous moviegoers scratching their heads. See it with a friend; you'll appreciate the second opinion. Read full review

Scott Tobias

If Pistol Opera turns out to be Suzuki's swan song, instead of just an anticlimactic comeback, no one can claim he didn't go out on his own stubborn terms. Read full review

Eric Campos

So now that I’ve seen one of “the master’s” films, I still can’t tell you what the appeal is. Pistol Opera is unique for sure, it just never made me want to follow it down its strange path. Read full review

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54	#54 Best Movie of 2003

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