Santa sangre 1989

Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune: What Jodorowsky lacks is a sense of humor, in the absence of which his films turn ludicrous. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: You can say this: It is never boring. Read more

Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times: Santa Sangre's content puts it beyond the call of duty for even the most slavishly devoted art-house denizen. Read more

Caryn James, New York Times: Mr. Jodorowsky offers a very polished game of interpretation. His eccentric film relies on the viewer's willingness to play along. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The Mel Brooks of vulgar surrealism, Jodorowsky's basic principle is that if you throw 30 outrageous ideas at the audience, 2 or 3 are bound to make an impression. Read more

Noel Murray, AV Club: Drawing on his training in mime and his fascination with Gnosticism, Jodorowsky converted a story about a bizarre murderer into a grand work of art, full of symbols and imagery that reach beyond language to something primal and original. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: A mishmash of religious and Freudian symbolism amid torrential bloodshed topped with Fellini flourishes. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The quality that Jodorowsky has above all is passionate sincerity. Apart from his wildly creative style, apart from his images, apart from his story inventions, he has strong moral feelings. Read more

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: Visionary and haunting, Santa Sangre is a mixture of blood poetry and gobbledygook that keeps springing astonishingly to life. Read more

Tom Huddleston, Time Out: The impression is of an old-school horror with sporadically interesting experimental ornamentation. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: The result is nonsense of a very extravagant, alienating, private sort. Read more