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Most Terrible Time in My Life, The

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Most Terrible Time in My Life, The reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Kaizo Hayashi
Daisuke Tengan

Directed by: Kaizo Hayashi

Release Date:
Theatrical: August 25, 2000

Running Time: 92 minutes, BW

Origin: China / Japan / Taiwan

Language(s): Japanese (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not rated

Starring Masatoshi Nagase, ShirĂ´ Sano, Kiyotaka Nanbara, and Yang Haitin

The place is the down side of Yokohama. The atmosphere is international and the action fast. The hero is Maiku Hama - a delinquent turned private eye who operates out of the second floor of the local movie theater. (Tidepoint Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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91

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

Beautifully acted, the film is touchingly human and, thankfully, devoid of any vapid, ironic kitsch.

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80

Village Voice Dennis Lim

At heart, a work of infectious, unironic affection.

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80

TV Guide Ken Fox

A wildly entertaining detective thriller that succeeds entirely on its own terms.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann

Segues confidently from broad humor to tense drama.

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75

San Francisco Examiner G. Allen Johnson

Kaizo Hayashi's homage to noir B movies, both Japanese and American, is successful as a true labor of love.

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50

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

The gangster-movie plot, themes, and allusions aren't nearly as intriguing as the earnestly kitschy black-and-white wide-screen images or the mesmerizing, minimalist sound effects.

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40

The New York Times Dave Kehr

A mildly amusing Japanese appropriation of 1950's American detective movies.

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38

New York Post Jonathan Foreman

Mostly an unfunny, rather dull affair.

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What Our Users Said

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