Variety reviewed Takashi Miike’s “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo,” calling it a baffling, loose remake that borrows the broad strokes of Abel Ferrara’s 1992 neo‑noir starring Harvey Keitel, but tells a Yakuza‑centric story that never fully gets going. The review describes the film as a complete nonstarter with a stop‑start approach that introduces many characters and subplots without resolution.
Why it matters
Keitel’s fans may be interested in how his 1992 film is being re‑imagined in a Japanese Yakuza setting, even though the remake has been criticized.
Key facts
- Variety described “Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo” as a complete nonstarter.
- The film is a second re‑imagining of “Bad Lieutenant,” the 1992 neo‑noir that starred Harvey Keitel.
- Takashi Miike directed the remake, which borrows the original’s broad strokes but focuses on a Yakuza‑centric story.
- The review notes a stop‑start approach that introduces numerous characters and subplots that are not resolved.
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