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Generally favorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Starring: Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe
  • Summary: Criminals Fox (Walken) and X (Dafoe) use and Italian prostitute (Argento) to seduce a Japanese genetic scientist and learn his secrets.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. On the very edge of coherence -- but I find its decadent erotic poetry irresistible.
  2. Quirky acting combines with Ferrara's dark, brooding style to give the throwaway story a noteworthy measure of dramatic and cinematic interest.
  3. 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. 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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3

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