The New York Times by A.O. Scott
A soulless compilation of thrills.
Japan · 1999
1h 45m
Director Takashi Miike
Starring Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ozawa
Genre Action, Thriller, Crime
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Ryūichi and his small gang of Triad vie for control of the Japanese underworld in a crime-ridden Shinjuku quarter while Detective Jojima tries to bring it down.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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