City of Ghosts
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) | Release Date: April 25, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
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Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
13
Negative:
1
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60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
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.
60
VarietyDerek Elley
Despite a name cast, with Dillon playing an insurance crook, pic is holed by a plot-heavy script that's unsatisfying at a character level and plays like a cut-down version of a much longer, more ambitious saga. Read full review
60
Washington PostStephen Hunter
A triumph of place over sense. Read full review
60
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
This has the unmistakable feel of a vanity project about it, which makes it a little tough to take either Dillon or the film seriously. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The film has plenty of shortcomings, but it's fun to see Caan back in action. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
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. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Musters gobs of atmosphere and touristy menace without attending much to story or character. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
If you feel you might already have seen City of Ghosts, but can't quite place it, you'd be forgiven. Hollywood, never afraid of working a cliché to death, has turned out dozens of "City of . . ." films over the years. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Has enough atmosphere for three films, enough colorful grotesques for several more, and not enough of a script for one. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
The hand-held camera is much too insinuating for what is essentially a story we have seen many times before. And the cuts and transitions are dizzyingly abrupt. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
A Southeast Asian thriller that positively reeks of atmosphere - but is woefully lacking in narrative credibility or character development. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeTy Burr
It's an actor's film, all right -- peppered with rich supporting performances but unconvincing in the telling. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyJohn Powers
Dillon doesn't yet possess the directorial chops to give his story the necessary snap; the action too often feels poky and muffled. But he does have a strong sense of place, and the movie's almost worth seeing just for Jim Denault's exquisite cinematography. Read full review
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