Wuershan's heavy hand, never letting up for a moment to allow any air or life to enter the film, cuts off the film's energy even as it rattles relentlessly on.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by James Adams
Yes, it's all quite mad, Max, with a shaggy-dog ending to boot. But this giddiness, its go-for-broke/what-the-hellness, also is the film's strength.
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Village Voice by Nick Pinkerton
The most avid fans of merciless mugging will be the sole admirers of the bookending story of Liu Xiaoye's Butcher.
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The noise level reminds me of Canal Street in Chinatown on a Sunday afternoon.