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Is Way Down in Chinatown worth watching?
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GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.5).
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As playwright Victor and director Jessica Mitchum venture into their new dark musical, "Apocalypse Tomorrow" (inspired by Leadbelly's "Goodnight Irene") they suddenly find themselves seduced by an underworld that is being created to preserve the few. WAY DOWN IN CHINATOWN is a surrealistic horror film in the same vein as "Eraserhead" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."
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January 1, 2013 · NR · Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- January 1, 2013
- Age rating
- NR
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Original language
- English
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Will I feel good after watching Way Down in Chinatown?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
Will Way Down in Chinatown make me laugh?
Funny
Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (7 of 10) and dark humor (7 of 10).