Romeo Is Bleeding 1993

Janet Maslin, New York Times: For all its promise, and for all the brittle beauty of Dariusz Wolski's cinematography, Romeo Is Bleeding eventually collapses under the weight of its violent affectations. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It would be facile to say it substitutes style for content; actually, it substitutes stylishness for style. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A satire that has the unfortunate tendency to take itself too seriously. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: An exercise in overwrought style and overwritten melodrama, and proof that a great cast cannot save a film from self-destruction. Read more

Time Out: Hilary Henkin's script isn't as smart as it thinks it is, and only Olin's breathtakingly excessive femme fatale hits the right note of campy panache. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: The far-fetched plotting eventually goes so far over the top that pic flirts with inventing a new genre of film noir camp. Read more

Joe Brown, Washington Post: Romeo is most notable for being the first film of the year to cash in on post-Bobbitt fears of castrating (and worse) females. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Basically, there's nothing new or revolutionary about Mona. Read more