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19 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA breathtaking exercise in the macabre, a gruesome thriller with quirky cops and a killer of Lecterian complexity, and even when the movie is perfect nonsense, it's so voluptuous that you're grateful to be watching it anyway.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe Crimson Rivers could teach many an American thriller a thing or two about sophisticated creepiness.
- 63New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsMore amiably mindless summer distraction than just about anything Hollywood has to offer this season.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghFor most of its running time, this lunatic euro-thriller is creepy, stylish and occasionally suspenseful.
- 60Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterNever lacks for energy, and the director and his stars stride with focused confidence through the hooey.
- 50New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanTwo things make this film slightly more interesting than its American B-movie equivalents. There's the artless way it shows the French state exercising its power and the charisma of French stars.
- 50VarietyVarietyAdequately entertaining but not particularly memorable.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorNever lets up: A door can't shut without sounding like a bomb going off; mutilated bodies show up with clockwork punctuality, gratuitously underscored by a relentlessly overbearing soundtrack.
- 30Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasNot even the strong, reflective, world-weary presence of Reno or Cassel's energy can make a dent in a movie in which suspense and tension dissipate quickly, with action sequences not spectacular enough to compensate. All that's left is gratuitous gore.
- 30Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversMakes you gag.