Vulgaria
China Lion | Release Date: September 28, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenSep 27, 2012
Even amid the naughty flourishes, with Vulgaria, Pang again shows himself to be a wise, playful chronicler of modern life. Read full review
65
NPRMark JenkinsSep 28, 2012
Reportedly, the movie's humor relies heavily on Cantonese slang and profanity, which will be lost on most American viewers. But Quin's rapid-fire bilingualism gives some sense of the movie's verbal dexterity. Read full review
50
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 28, 2012
The movie Vulgaria is not one for the kiddies. Then again, the description "for mature audiences" doesn't seem right either. The Hong Kong comedy, a broad, cartoonish -- and decidedly filthy -- satire of moviemaking is as sophomoric as they come. It's also pretty funny, in an unapologetically over-the-top way. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSep 27, 2012
The film's kinky energy eventually wanes, the pileup of profanities losing its initial zing. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenSep 25, 2012
Pang Ho-cheung can't help but humanize Vulgaria's characters, which is a kiss of death for what's meant to be a farce of escalating obscenity. Read full review
50
Village VoiceChris PackhamSep 25, 2012
The broadness of the film's comedy might be largely attributable to the conventions of Hong Kong cinema, but to American audiences, the film has an exaggerated notion of its own raunchiness. Read full review
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