I've seen three or four other movies by Miike, and I can tell you that he's one of the most exciting, versatile directors working today.
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Takashi is a master of the jagged quick cut and the shocker finish, and his head-spinning story is pumped up with almost more bravado than a single screen can handle.
While the whole is diverting, the ending's utter repudiation of reality seems like pissing on the audience; -- we feel like we've been suckers for bothering to care about the characters at all.