lukewarneke
19Apr12
they're great and all.....but Carina Lau.....................................................
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Jye Sherwell
31Dec11
Some of it is "meh", however it picks up in the latter scenes, and features some absolutely gorgeous cinematography. That tracking shot up the stairs was a pleasant and totally welcome surprise. Also the lead was very handsome. ;)
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Aritz Bolivar
12Oct11
Even in his early days Wong Kar-Wai was already a brilliant filmmaker, this time with his first collaboration with the acclaimed cinematographer Christopher Doyle, Kar-Wai was going to show that few directors are able to make romance films so brilliant and visually stylish. And still, his best films were yet to come.
Christine Lai
4Apr11
Leslie's performance in this was amazing!!! Beautiful film and score throughout! The relationship between the mother and son were depicted so brilliantly!!!
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Alex Vizitiu
21Mar11
The first in an unofficial trilogy by Wong Kar-Wai-including In the mood for love an 2046-, this movie captures the beauty and fickleness and emotion of being young and on the edge. Influenced by Goddard, Dean and Kerouac, this movie may be the best adaptation of On the road or Visions of Cody that was never made.
soiwaswrong
10Mar11
This era of Wong Kar Wai started the Great films he made.... It was not so good as his films now but (as usual) the actors were so great and phenomenal... The Wong Kar Wai techniques was also very visible and its just so subtle and 90% perfect...
comeandsee
5Mar11
this one was interesting, and by the end so full of sorrow, it was almost painful to view. the love, emotion and the obsession with the passing moment which dominates a relationship are all key components to this piece. and the style begins to move away from the scorsese-lite of 'Tears Gone by' to a much more godard and kieslowski inflected cinema. the acting here is so pitch perfect too. maggie cheung is pehnomenal.
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Chris Jones
17Feb11
This is a really beautiful, accurate portrayal of people who just can't seem to get over each other. The quiet moments are what elevate it to greatness. Now if someone could just explain to me that last minute or so I'd be all set!
Harry Rossi
3Jan11
It was wonderful, but it didn't grab me like "Chungking Express" or "Fallen Angels" or "In the Mood for Love". Still great though.
Jack Lehtonen
2Nov10
In a body of work containing In the Mood For Love, Happy Together, and Chungking Express, this still may be his best.
kelvanE
13Aug10
It could have been the particular transfer I saw, but WKW seemed to work with a more subdued, even at times bland, color palette, which definitely felt gloomier, as stated below. His story involved similar changes and kinks that felt as organic and calmly confident as in his other pictures.
Devon Hansen
28May10
I don't know what it is with me and underestimating his earlier films. This one was great.
paulogallian
17May10
I think it's a good preview of Wong's filming style, but not as fun to watch as "In The Mood For Love" or "2046".
brendanprost
19Mar10
Gloomy yet sensuous. I didn't think this Kar-wai's strongest script of the four films I've seen of his, but his organic visual style is as evident as ever, capturing every movement of the characters perfectly.
Dzimas
16Feb10
Stylistically this movie was fun to watch but it left me empty. I don't think there was supposed to be much to the lead character. Interesting to see Maggie Cheung. I thought she was great In the Mood for Love and 2046. She appears to play the same character, judging by the recurring name. Trying to figure out what the last scene with Tony Leung was supposed to signify.
Tag Simler
20Dec09
Remarkable how much Wong matured from his first film to his second. Loved the ending as well. I'll go so far as to say it works better without having any knowledge of the next two films in the trilogy.
Christopher
24Oct09
Wong Kar-wai and Christopher Doyle together are everything I could want. The cameo with actor Tony Chiu Wai Leung at the end - perfect.