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6 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesEven amid the naughty flourishes, with Vulgaria, Pang again shows himself to be a wise, playful chronicler of modern life.
- 65NPRMark JenkinsNPRMark JenkinsReportedly, the movie's humor relies heavily on Cantonese slang and profanity, which will be lost on most American viewers. But Quin's rapid-fire bilingualism gives some sense of the movie's verbal dexterity.
- 50Slant MagazineChuck BowenSlant MagazineChuck BowenPang Ho-cheung can't help but humanize Vulgaria's characters, which is a kiss of death for what's meant to be a farce of escalating obscenity.
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe broadness of the film's comedy might be largely attributable to the conventions of Hong Kong cinema, but to American audiences, the film has an exaggerated notion of its own raunchiness.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe film's kinky energy eventually wanes, the pileup of profanities losing its initial zing.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe movie Vulgaria is not one for the kiddies. Then again, the description "for mature audiences" doesn't seem right either. The Hong Kong comedy, a broad, cartoonish -- and decidedly filthy -- satire of moviemaking is as sophomoric as they come. It's also pretty funny, in an unapologetically over-the-top way.