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Bunraku

Action. Drama. Fantasy The story of a a young man who has spent his life searching for revenge only to find himself up against a bigger challenge than he originally bargained for.
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Variety
Variety
"A pic that's akin to a terrarium of plastic flowers -- gaudily decorative, but airless and lifeless"  NEG
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Slant
Slant
"A mega mash-up in the vein of 'Sucker Punch'" NEU
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The New York Times
The New York Times
"A potpourri of genres that ends up a morass of clichés"  NEG
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
"With great chemistry between Hartnett and Gackt, and incredible visuals, the ambitions of director Guy Moshe's sophomore feature more than make up for what it lacks in substance." POS
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New York Post
New York Post
"Extremely cool-looking in the manner of "Sin City,'' but clumsily staged, slackly acted and mind-numbingly dull"  NEG
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AV Club
AV Club
"It looks good, but Bunraku feels like a Frankenstein's monster of references that someone failed to animate"  NEU
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Time Out
Time Out
"'Bunraku' aspires to be 'Kill Bill: Vol 3'; it's more like an ornate pitch for a 'Dick Tracy' reboot" NEG
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
"You can tell the makers of 'Bunraku' were really excited about creating a cool, new movie world, because that's all the movie is: 118 minutes of effects, art-direction, and genres." NEU
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