40
Filmed with great visual style, the film looks terrific but makes almost no sense save for its "insider" references to such films noir as Jean Luc Godard's Alphaville and Fritz Lang's M.
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83
Crime's dreamlike tone and fantastic visuals make it impossible to forget, like an absurd nightmare that overshadows the following day. Even if Von Trier never made another movie, viewers would still watch and admire this debut.
83
Portland Oregonian by Marc Mohan
Most memorable for its startling color scheme, all sepia-toned monochrome with occasional stabs of icy blue. [23 Mar 2001]
67
Austin Chronicle by Marc Savlov
Unsettling and odd, it's the perfect film for a dreary, rainy day.
60
The New York Times by Vincent Canby
A film noir that's murky without being terribly mysterious.