Dead or Alive(DEAD OR ALIVE 犯罪者)

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

A soulless compilation of thrills.

New Times (L.A.) by Andy Klein

While the whole is diverting, the ending's utter repudiation of reality seems like pissing on the audience; -- we feel like we've been suckers for bothering to care about the characters at all.

San Francisco Chronicle by Bob Graham

This is no-holds-barred filmmaking. Some viewers will find it disgusting. Others will call the director's bluff.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Takashi is a master of the jagged quick cut and the shocker finish, and his head-spinning story is pumped up with almost more bravado than a single screen can handle.

Chicago Tribune by John Petrakis

Ultimately a disappointment because it refuses to take any aspect of itself seriously.

TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox

Everything about Takashi Miike's brilliant and blood-soaked crime thriller comes as a shock.

Chicago Reader by Lisa Alspector

It's marvelous or unwatchable.

L.A. Weekly by Mark Olsen

Not for the squeamish (a guy rips out his own arm, for goodness' sake), the film is nevertheless more than just a gonzo gross-out. But not by much.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

I've seen three or four other movies by Miike, and I can tell you that he's one of the most exciting, versatile directors working today.