Pistol Opera
Media Blasters | Release Date: June 13, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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100
Christian Science MonitorDavid 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
90
Village VoiceMichael 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
88
New York PostV.A. Musetto
There's style and panache to spare. Mournful jazz adds to the mood. Read full review
80
VarietyDennis Harvey
Too abstract and self-referential for the average action fan's comprehension. But buffs will be delighted by a package that finds the near-80-year-old helmer giddily tipping hat to the genre conventions, themes and over-the-top aesthetics that long since lent him mad-visionary status. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineKen 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
70
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Insanely likable but suffers from anemia. Read full review
60
The A.V. ClubScott 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
40
Film ThreatEric 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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