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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleRatanaruang brings us close to Tum's personality, and his rigorous filming style carefully layers the plot while allowing us to contemplate the nature of greed and the cost of simply existing.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittComically grotesque, strikingly filmed.
- 70Village VoiceDennis LimVillage VoiceDennis LimThough overlong at two hours, 6ixtynin9—only the director's second outing (after 1997's spoofy" Fun Bar Karaoke')—is impressive for the tonal control Ratanaruang applies to his swerving scenario.
- Rejoices in a plot as tricky as its spelling.
- 67Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerIngeniously engineered, self-consciously clever and directed with snazzy style, it's played as a violent black comedy with often-gruesome punch lines.
- 60Film ThreatRoss WilliamsFilm ThreatRoss WilliamsThis is a competently made film, with some wonderfully subdued camera work and very effective editing. 6ixtynin9 is a fun little film.
- 60VarietyDavid RooneyVarietyDavid RooneyThe film goes more and more off-kilter, with its jumble of black comedy and bloodshed and its mild-mannered protagonist embroiled in violent crime making it an unsophisticated foray into Coen brothers territory.
- 60TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghMuch of the film's appeal rests with Thai soap-opera actress Panyopas, whose bittersweet charm smoothes over the uglier aspects of Tum's spiral into crime.