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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Film.comPeter BrunetteFilm.comPeter BrunetteA rich and challenging variation on the serial-killer genre.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumPeculiarly bloodless.
- 80TimeRichard CorlissTimeRichard CorlissFrom its first shot, of a mangled car high up in the branches of a tree, this cool, handsome thriller proceeds with an elliptical elegance.
- 80Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanInoffensively glib and innocuously arty.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe picture is a little too pretentious to achieve its artistic and emotional goals, but its ambition and imagination are impressive at times.
- 60The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottMr. Law doesn't disgrace himself here, though he doesn't have much to do, and the director, Po Chih Leong, is deft at creating atmosphere, but it's an atmosphere we've all seen before.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanWith all the brooding, stylized closeups of blood, crosses and cigarettes, the overall effect is fashion-mag chic -- not, as intended, intellectual thriller.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghNearly strangles in its own stylishness but benefits from smoldering performances.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA real crock.
- 30VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyStarts intriguingly but ends up thrashing around as a toothless wonder.