Rotten
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.
Ken Eisner, Variety
Death and the Compass
1992 · 1h 26m · N/A
Drama, TV Movie, Thriller
Directed by
Alex Cox
Overview
In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)
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Rotten
When he [Director Alex Cox] overreaches and trips up...the thud is resounding.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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