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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91
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Turns out to be a supple, intriguing, and beautifully staged movie. It features Dillon, in his most forceful performance since ''Drugstore Cowboy.'' Read full review
80
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Overall, Dillon has scored at the helm. Wholly engrossing his film is not, but a valiant first feature it is. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
After all of these years playing smug street thugs, cocky idiots and patsies, can you blame Dillon for giving himself an elegant girl (Natascha McElhone), a devoted guardian angel, and a little redemption? Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Between the Caan and Dillon characters there are atmosphere, desperation and romance, and, at the end, something approaching true pathos. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
An exotic throwback to the kind of movies that John Huston used to make, where on-the-lam expatriates, tubby guys with tinny accents, and sinister locals convene in a ramshackle but seductive foreign burg -- and corruption, conflict and come-ons from a sultry female or two ensue. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
There's a way to love City of Ghosts, and that's to watch it not as a story that should add up to something, but as a series of little episodes with their own specialness and integrity. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This is very much the work of a cinephile, calling to mind such middle-period Orson Welles jumbles as "The Lady From Shanghai" and "Mr. Arkadin" as well as dozens of other movies I only half remember, a familiarity that's essential to its charm. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Great on atmosphere and less good on everything else. That’s not entirely a knock. Read full review
70
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
Richly atmospheric and suspenseful. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesManohla Dargis
For his atmospheric debut as a feature director, the actor Matt Dillon has cast himself as a guy in need of saving. It's a nice fit. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
A bit of exotic neo-noir, clunky in parts and long, but often engaging and artfully atmospheric as well. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
In some ways it's not a film that surprises us much. But it's a notable directorial debut anyway -- smartly written, very well cast and skillfully done. Read full review
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