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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghMiike's goofy, gallant, action-packed fantasy deserves to become a classic family film.
- 75Boston GlobeWesley MorrisBoston GlobeWesley MorrisA big, silly party.
- 60The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensNarrative coherence is perhaps not among the film's virtues, but its loopy, cluttered story is part of the fun. And a clearer, simpler plot might have required the sacrifice of some delightful grace notes and visual marvels, like the elastic-necked geisha or the one-eyed ambulatory umbrella.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonThe film makes no more or less sense than Ridley Scott's Legend or Jim Henson's Labyrinth, and in fact has a creaky, blue-gel '80s-ness to it, but for many, keeping up with Miike's cranked output is an end in itself.