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Lust, Caution

Overview

Genre :

Thriller, Drama

Release Date :

September 28, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

NC-17

Director :

Ang Lee

Starring :

Tony Leung, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Wang Lee-Hom, Chih-ying Chu, Anupam Kher, Johnson Yuen

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..something to be seen and savored..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
3.5 of 4

“..not easily digestible, but lingers with the viewer for days afterward..”
by Jim Hemphill [Reel.com]
3.5 of 4

“..Lust, Caution casts a spell you won't want to break..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 5

“..comes off as a stunted clone; fascinating and watchable but (surprisingly) without the boldness and vision of those that have influence it..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
“..a mesmerizing erotic thriller that risks much and expands the boundaries of cinema..”
by Erica Abeel [Film Journal International]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by John Anderson [Newsday]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

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