The City of Lost Souls
Vitagraph Films | Release Date: August 9, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Miike's graphically violent Japanese actioners are not everyone's cup of sake. But if you can handle the bloodshed, Miike's films will open your eyes to the number of ways it can spurt, splat, and drizzle out of a whole variety of natural human orifices and man-made bullet holes. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
The film is filled with Miike's brand of imaginatively staged violence and hints of fetish sexuality, but his sadism, which reaches its apotheosis in 2001's sickening "Ichii The Killer", is tempered by a sincere romanticism and a number of lovely touches. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
There's enough atmosphere, mayhem and just plain energy to make the film a viable midnight movie. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
While the film throws a solid pop punch, you could still swear you've seen it all before. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDennis Lim
The plot is muddy and quite beside the point. The almost meditative mood takes center stage. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
(Miike's) work is fun to look at but emotionally unengaging, perhaps because he can't summon enough belief in his pulp-fiction characters to make them come alive. Read full review
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