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Versus

2000 | Japan | 119 min | More...
A still from Versus (2000)
B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
on Thu Sep 02, 2021

Director Ryûhei Kitamura’s debut feature sees Hong Kong gangster characters put through an anime-inspired plot set in a Lucio Fulci world shot by Sam Raimi. Sprinkle dashes of Peter Jackson, John Woo, and Siu-Tung Ching and you have a sense of the wild ride. Credit to Kitamura for being blatant in his influences but never devolving into pastiche.

Viewing History

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    Thu Sep 02, 2021 via Blu-ray (2000 | Arrow)