Fireworks

  • 1997


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Positive Reviews 10
Negative reviews 5
Average Rating 3.5/5

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5.0
Kitano uses his own face as a blank slate with which to sketch a complicated human being.
1.5
But Fireworks isnt really a caper movie, or a payback movie, or an Eastwoodesque Portrait of the Hardass as a Middle Aged Man.
4.5
But that isnt really the point: This is not a clinical study, but a distillation of attitudes. Rogerebert
4.0
I cant call this mise en scene, because most of the time, theres not a lot of action within the frame. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.5
In one glorious three minute scene, we see the artist in Horibe come alive when hes moved to tears by the sight of an abundance of flowers on display ..
4.5
Simultaneously coolly stylized and surprisingly emotionally persuasive. Film Journal International ..
4.5
An exceptional piece of filmmaking, a drama that blurs the line between the ultra violent cop movie genre and weepy but moving melodrama, and does it .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.5
Hana Bi is a rare and unique portrayal of violence, futile anger and defiance. Cine Vue
4.5
This highly original film is at times a masterpiece and at other times it seems like a grade B movie. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
The maverick Japanese master filmmakers haunting, gorgeous pluperfectly balanced elegy to art and conjugal love is also a brilliant action painting of .. New City Film
1.5
Kitano makes static, understated movies about existences wasted, and rediscovering the joy of being, for a brief time, alive.... Violence comes in sud .. About Film
1.5
A really good example of character development by actions, without the benefit of dialog or mannerisms. Gost Dog
1.5
Compared to Kitano, Bruce Willis is a wimp, Harrison Ford is a creep, and Mel Gibson is a joke. City Pages
4.5
Kitano directs an exquisite movie, where his trademark violence is toned down by scenes of calm beauty, with the paintings, the scenery and Joe Hisais .. Asian Movie Pulse
1.5
Its a great way to find a rare title and keep your favorite sci fi writer in grocery money. Wired



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