Romeo is most notable for being the first film of the year to cash in on post-Bobbitt fears of castrating (and worse) females.
– Joe Brown,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
For all its promise, and for all the brittle beauty of Dariusz Wolski's cinematography, Romeo Is Bleeding eventually collapses under the weight of its violent affectations.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Stylistic but ultimately unsatisfying.
– David Hunter,
Hollywood Reporter,
9 Apr 2008
rotten:
It would be facile to say it substitutes style for content; actually, it substitutes stylishness for style.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
9 Apr 2008
rotten:
The far-fetched plotting eventually goes so far over the top that pic flirts with inventing a new genre of film noir camp.