metacritic.com: New Rose Hotel

Starring Christopher Walken, Willem Dafoe, Asia Argento, Yoshitaka Amano, Annabella Sciorra, and Gretchen Mol

Critic Reviews

60	Chicago Reader On the very edge of coherence -- but I find its decadent erotic poetry irresistible.
50	Christian Science Monitor Quirky acting combines with Ferrara's dark, brooding style to give the throwaway story a noteworthy measure of dramatic and cinematic interest.
50	New York Post 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.
50	Los Angeles Times No place for literalists, but Ferrera fans should be pleased with this tale.
40	TV Guide A painfully claustrophobic picture.
30	The New York Times Janet Maslin Affirms that soft-core porn is alive and well in cyberpunk.
30	LA Weekly Chuck Stephens The first two-thirds are turgid enough; in the last, Ferrara begins replaying scenes we've already seen earlier in the film.
20	Village Voice 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?"
13	Mr. Showbiz Virtually unwatchable.