Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
mitchellyoung - wrote on 07/17/2011
The thing about this movie is that it's a sum of its parts. That is, the individual character moments and meditations on life and love are more connective than the film as a whole, which follows a pretty disorganized and sprawling plot. Excellent cinematography (some beautiful shots) and a strong use of music, particularly for an Asian film.
Rating of
2/4
Filmhog - wrote on 04/04/2010
This wasn't horrible, but I'm glad it wasn't the first Wong Kar-Wai film I saw. I doubt it would have led me to see more. And then I would have missed out on "In the Mood for Love," "My Blueberry Nights" and "2046," which would have been a shame.
Rating of
4/4
fake_username - wrote on 02/25/2008
Great soundtrack, characters, style, fragmented plot and all around enjoyable movie. I can't find anything I don't love about it and this remains my favorite movie by master director Kar Wong Wai.
Rating of
3/4
Allison - wrote on 12/23/2007
An excellent film and it's probably rewatchable. The only bad thing is that they play "California Dreamin'" too many times. However, it's an intrinsic part to the plot and may be forgiven. The first WKW movie I saw. Since it was good, I decided to see more and thank goodness for that.
Rating of
4/4
kustaa - wrote on 08/30/2007
Having seen the entire Wong Kar Wai filmography, I can say this one is my favorite. I love how he mixes the story, the selection he made of the soundtrack (always great in his movies), the stories and the acting. It has also a great script, with some memorable and hilarious momments and lines. All that, together with the usual fantastic aesthetic style of the best the director alive, possibly?
