A Bloody Aria (18)
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What happens next is predictable enough in outline, but springs a surprise or two along the way; the build-up of aggression is nicely paced, and the film displays a primitive but intermittently effective sense of humour. On the down side, the action proper, once it does get under way, seems to go on an unconscionably long time; and as well as some distasteful sexual violence, we get an unusually revolting screen kiss. I suspect it falls between two stools: not nearly grisly enough for the aficionado of extreme Asian cinema, rather too grisly for everyone else.
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