| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Between the Caan and Dillon characters there are atmosphere, desperation and romance, and, at the end, something approaching true pathos." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...has a bit too upbeat an ending for my taste." more... |
B- |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"Despite its imbalances, City of Ghosts delivers a decently engaging experience..." more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...the plot and characters are as thin as ghosts." more... |
C- |
Film Journal International
Doris Toumarkine |
"...an often-entertaining throwback..." more... |
C+ |
Film Threat
Merle Bertrand |
"...a little tough to take either Dillon or the film seriously." more... |
B |
filmcritic.com
Jules Brenner |
"...you do get a sense of estrangement and noirish atmosphere..." more... |
B |
Los Angeles Times
Manohla Dargis |
"Matt Dillon, playing a convincing scam artist, keeps clichés at bay in his directorial debut..." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...woefully lacking in narrative credibility or character development." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
Lawrence Van Gelder |
"Richly atmospheric and suspenseful..." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"I just wish I liked the story better." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"Dillon directs at a lazy lope, but what he lacks in narrative expediency, he makes up for in the atmosphere of exotic squalor." more... |
B |
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