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Returner

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Critics' Reviews

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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Manohla Dargis
Like all good B-movies, Returner comes loaded with enough eccentric touches to give the recycling a whiff of freshness and, as is often the case with many above-par follies, it's the cast that takes the whole thing to another level.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: A.O. Scott
A smorgasbord that seems to have been picked out of a Dumpster. It clumsily combines a fish-out-of-water story with bits lifted from sources including the "Terminator" movies, "Star Wars," "Starman," "Close Encounters," a couple of Pink Floyd albums and H. G. Wells.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Bruce Fretts
With his tousled mane and wispy facial hair, Asian pop star/ Prada model Kaneshiro suggests a Japanese Johnny Depp, but even his charisma can't carry Returner through its interminable longueurs. Blame it on Yamazaki.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Ed Park
A shamelessly recycled vision of decrepit high tech.Read Full Review »
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