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Metascore
6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThough it takes a little while for the film to find its footing, this is an ambitious and, finally, also touching new work from Pinoy Sunday director Ho Wi Ding.
- 80Screen DailyJohn BerraScreen DailyJohn BerraThe film is at its most arresting in its slick neo noir middle section.
- 70Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleLos Angeles TimesRobert AbeleA surprisingly effective slice of dystopian noir.
- 70VarietyJessica KiangVarietyJessica KiangCities of Last Things has a puzzle-box structure that makes it seem complex and that tasks us with teasing out allusions and associations that a straighter telling would miss, but emotionally it is also simple: Nestled in the middle of this loop-the-loop enigma, skewering the slippery narrative to its timeline like a pin through the heart, it’s a love story.
- 60CineVueChristopher MachellCineVueChristopher MachellIn drawing on a melange of influences, Ho’s film succeeds in using fractured time as way of puzzling together the essential drives that move a city and its inhabitants.
- 50The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen KenigsbergAs the full picture comes into focus, the narrative can tend toward the trite. The chief pleasure of the movie is the 35-millimeter cinematography of Jean Louis Vialard.