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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more
Keith Phipps, AV Club: While not a masterpiece on par with Kurosawa's best work, High And Low is a fine example of his craft, and further proof that it's not a few masterpieces but the overall scope of a career that defines a great director. Read more
Paul Attanasio, Washington Post: High and Low illuminates its world with a wholeness and complexity you rarely see in film. Read more