New Rose Hotel
Metascore
31 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
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  1. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    60
    On the very edge of coherence -- but I find its decadent erotic poetry irresistible.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Quirky acting combines with Ferrara's dark, brooding style to give the throwaway story a noteworthy measure of dramatic and cinematic interest.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    50
    It's moody and atmospheric. But with the exception of a few cool moments that remind you of Ferrara at his best, it's dull and written with little attention paid to basic storytelling.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    50
    No place for literalists, but Ferrera fans should be pleased with this tale.
  5. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    40
    A painfully claustrophobic picture.
  6. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Stephens
    30
    The first two-thirds are turgid enough; in the last, Ferrara begins replaying scenes we've already seen earlier in the film.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    30
    Affirms that soft-core porn is alive and well in cyberpunk.
  8. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    20
    What's on the screen is so dreadful that it inspires the ontological question "What are films and why is this not one of them?"
  9. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    13
    Virtually unwatchable.

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