A bleary-eyed fever dream lumbered with impenetrable literary references, Death and the Compass quickly loses its way and expires long before its 90 minutes are up.
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01/11/08
Death and the Compass (1996)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:1
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4/10
Synopsis: Alex Cox (REPO MAN) directed this stylized adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges labyrinthine detective story about a totalitarian city of the future plagued by a rash of bizarre crimes. Peter Boyle... [More]
Starring: Peter Boyle, Christopher Eccleston, Miguel Sandoval, Zaide Silvia Gutierrez
Director: Alex Cox
Reviews for Death and the Compass
1 - 6 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticNo review available.
07/18/05
Probably the kind of film for cultists who coo over Peter Greenaway films.
12/17/01
The director of Repo Man takes an Argentinian short story by Jorge Luis Borges and brings it to the screen with his curious style.
12/16/01
Please take notes because you will be tested as the end of the movie.
07/19/01
When he [Director Alex Cox] overreaches and trips up...the thud is resounding.
04/20/01
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