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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 25 Jul 2013

Magnificent…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 25 Jul 2013

The climactic shootout, which goes on for 15 minutes and has an astronomical body count, is a masterpiece of its kind…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 24 Jul 2013

The brilliant, unsettling action scenes — ugly, savage, dehumanizing — speak volumes…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 24 Jul 2013

A tightly constructed account of a sting by Chinese cops trying to break up a meth ring, Drug War delivers the kind of finely calibrated suspense…

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By Noel Murray (1,901) for The Dissolve (1,478) on 23 Jul 2013

While Drug War is ultimately more an exercise in craft than a movie with a lot on its mind, it’s a remarkably skillful exercise, and hardly…

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By Keith Uhlich (870) for Time Out (7,510) on 22 Jul 2013

Not a bad setup for a cops-and-robbers thriller, and in the hands of action-movie maestro Johnnie To, the result comes very close to greatness…

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By Chris Sawin (379) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 20 Jul 2013

Drug War is gripping from its opening shot and doesn't loosen its mesmerizing hold on its viewer until its closing credits…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 19 Jul 2013

Muddled police drama, first actioner set in Mainland China…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 16 Jul 2013

The film is a singularly huge, relentless, all-encompassing set piece that mutates and spasms with terrifying lack of foresight…

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By Boyd Van Hoeij (303) for Variety (12,700) on 01 Jul 2013

A nail-biter that’s actually quite light on action but so well-scripted and shot, it’s nonetheless edge-of-your-seat material…

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