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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  1. PaulB.
    Oct 1, 2005
    9
    Every element of this film was well thought out and executed. From the selection of locations, casting, the musical score, and especially the writing and directing this film is both thoughtful and entertaining. I will be looking forward to seeing absolutly anything Matt Dillon chooses to direct based on his debut as director. A throughly enjoyable film, and rare in its attention to detail and craft.… Expand
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  2. ProjectLG
    Jun 13, 2003
    8
    Its not bad.
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  3. ChadS.
    Jun 6, 2003
    4
    In one scene, Jimmy(Matt Dillon), not wanting to endanger Sok's life, gives the pedicab driver money and tells him to leave. It reminded me of "The Killing Fields" when Malkovich tells Waterston that the Cambodian should've been given the opportunity to flee. In another scene that evokes the great 1984 Roland Joffe film, Dillon lets Sok carry the story, as we watch him return home to his family. Well, that's about the only pleasure I got out of "City of Ghosts". Dillon is fine as an actor, adequate as a director, but the writing was pretty weak. Caan and Skarsgard's presence almost offsets the lack of narrative momentum. … Expand
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  4. JonathanN.
    Mar 25, 2006
    9
    A thoroughly engrossing movie. The pacing is unusual but a welcome break from hollywood predictability. Great characters, fabulous settings, and a plot that holds together nicely and keeps you guessing. Overall a very pleasurable and rewarding viewing experience.
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  5. GregT.
    Nov 3, 2003
    4
    I like both Matt Dillon and James Caan but this was sleepy. You see Cambodia and Viet Nam as delapitated old whores. Everything needs paint including this plot. The father who is a con artist and a scammer becomes a saint who loves his son. Dillon seems oblivous to it all and rightly so.
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Metascore
57 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    60
    Entertaining when it's really lurid, and Gerard Depardieu is something to behold as the proprietor of a broken-down hotel. He's a spectacular ruin in his own right.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    The film has plenty of shortcomings, but it's fun to see Caan back in action.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Dillon makes an assured directing debut, neither indulging in unnecessary stylistic flourishes nor allowing scenes to run too long, a tendency in actors-turned-director.
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