City of Ghosts

This is one of the few sleazy films that I've seen more than once and will continue to watch every couple of years. Perhaps it's just because I love the colors in here and it's a strange movie, a strange... Full review

If all City of Ghosts was was a travelogue of postwar Cambodia it would be an accomplishment, but it is in its own way a well built film noir in a very unusual, very appropriate setting. Dillon's character goes to... Full review

To me this film is good. Now I won't get too elaborate or pretentious, (as most writers or critics do on IMDb). What I liked about this film was that it was a simple con man story. Now a simple... Full review

What I really enjoyed about "City of Ghosts": The atmosphere of modern Cambodia; the understated characters and storytelling.I recently spent a couple of weeks in Cambodia. The portrayal of Cambodia in the movie brought back many memories of the place,... Full review

Set in Cambodia a generation after a bloody revolution and civil war, this film follows the adventures of a smalltime crook, Jimmy, who is tracking down an older man responsible for an insurance scam and who has absconded with the... Full review

Matt Dillon makes his directorial debut with "City of Ghosts", the moody tale of Jimmy Cremmins, a con man seeking redemption in Cambodia. Dillon's was the first film to be shot in Cambodia since the 1960s, and the unfamiliar setting... Full review

After reading some of the comments left by IMDB users I wasn't sure if I should actually waste a couple of hours by watching this film. After watching, though, I thought the comments were a little harsh.Criticism's included under developed... Full review

City of Ghosts is a exotic mystery that positively oozes atmosphere. The Cambodian setting really amounts to another character in the film, and it's obvious that Matt Dillon has a real love of the country and the people. Dillon's direction... Full review

"City of Ghosts" works like a film noir suspense thriller, Dillon and co-writer Barry Gifford also layered human drama into the mix. Gifford wrote the novel "Wild At Heart" 1990, which David Lynch adapted and directed; he also co-scripted with... Full review

Yes the resolution of the movie was somewhat weak and contrived. But when I was sitting at the movie theater I was taken away to another place for the 2 hours that I was watching the movie. Having traveled in... Full review

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Con man Jimmy Cremmins (Matt Dillon) flees New York following a lucrative insurance scam. In search of his longtime friend and mentor, Marvin (James Caan), Jimmy lands in Bangkok, where he meets up with Kaspar (Stellan Skarsgard), a fellow con... ... Full Article

City of Ghosts, Matt Dillons directorial debut, is a strangely moralistic romance, premised on his relationship with the setting, Cambodia. As hes repeated in recent interviews, Dillon was inspired to shoot a movie there when he first visited the country... ... Full Article

City of Ghosts, Matt Dillon's directorial debut, is a strangely moralistic romance, premised on his relationship with the setting, Cambodia. As he's repeated in recent interviews, Dillon was inspired to shoot a movie there when he first visited the country... ... Full Article

Lest you think all actors are suddenly turning into directors, (as in George Clooney's 2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Dead Again City of Ghosts . And what he's turned in here for his theatrical film debut is a rather... ... Full Article