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Most Terrible Time in My Life, The
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Most Terrible Time in My Life, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 61 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA 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)


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) 

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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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