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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is not intended to be subtle. It is sweaty, candle-lit melodrama, joyously trashy, and its photography wallows in sumptuous decadence.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderRetained my interest and sympathy -- at least until the nonsensical ending,
- 63Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonJolie and Banderas are two hot actors, in many senses of the word, and their scenes together have a lewd excitement.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghRidiculous, yes, but in an eminently watchable way. Most of the plot twists work surprisingly well, and the frequently naked leads work up some genuine chemistry.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovIt's not nearly as mediocre a two hours as the trailers would have you think.
- 50Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrDespite the heavy-handedness, isn't awful enough to be a hilarious howler. But neither is it good enough to become the tropical noir it could have been.
- 42Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAspires to blasphemy but achieves only banality.
- 30L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonThe director belabors every moment, forgetting that pulp tales need to be told quickly, lest the viewer have time to second-guess.
- 25New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanEven the lovemaking scenes between two of Hollywood's most attractive stars -- often shot from above, like Cinemax soft porn -- are so unerotic, they make your skin crawl.
- 20The New York TimesA.O. ScottThe New York TimesA.O. ScottEverything in this film is forgettable, right down to bongos pounding on the soundtrack to indicate a quickening of the pulse.