October 1, 2009
A beautiful film by Wong Kar Wai. Stylish, mesmerising and just plain stunning! An almost perfect film!
Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Rebecca Pan
Hong Kong, 1962. The city is tranquil and courteous, but divided between indigenous Cantonese Chinese and immigrants from mainland China. Through coincidence, Chow Mo-wan, a journalist, moves into an...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 5, 2002
Stats: 3,361 reviews
Flixster Reviews (3,361)
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July 11, 2009Kar Wai Wong's absolutely fantastic film In the Mood for Love takes place in Hong Kong in the 1960s. Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung) and Mr. Chow (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) live next door to each other in rented rooms. With their respective spouses. Both of them have office jobs in the c
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October 1, 2008This film just doesn't do anything for me, same goes with every WKW film i have seen so far. It feels just so...cold, sterile, i never felt anything about the characters, and damn it, i'm talking about two of the best actors of the last two decades, Tony frigging Leung Chiu Wai a...( read more)
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July 25, 2008I had previously seen Wong Kar-wai's follow up to this film entitled "2046". There were a lot of things I liked about "2046" - such as the cinematography, performances, and the extreme abundance of creativity. However, I couldn't help but feeling empty as the film wore on. Things...( read more)
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June 1, 2008Don't get me wrong, I liked it but I thought it was a little bit flat, it lacks the painfulness and colorful magic that 2046 has. I saw this one after 2046, and was curious about this mystery woman that Bai Ling (the beautiful Ziyi Zhang) can't seem to compete with in 2046.
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October 22, 2009The argument is interesting, but its (lack of) development renders it tedious and obvious, a sterile exercice of style that leads nowhere.
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October 12, 2009A mesmerizing meditation on love and loss. Cinematographer Chris Doyle outdoes himself, his images almost perfectly synched to Wong Kar-wai's compositions.
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August 20, 2009A different kind of love story. Maturely written, strongly developed, and brilliantly played by the actors. Kar Wai Wong's visual approach to this film is stunning, he moves the camera and utilizes different frame rates to create some of the most haunting and romantic moments I'v...( read more)
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August 9, 2009Sensual and moody, Wong Kar Wai reaches a level of maturity that defines his most recent films, since the joyful Chungking Express I will call it a whole opposite to this one. Still I like even more the "joyful-fun-exhilarating-Chungking Express-Wong Kar Wai".
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Critic Reviews
March 19, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
February 16, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Instead of asking us to identify with this couple, as an American film would, Wong asks us to empathize with them; that is a higher and more complex assignment, with greater rewards. full review
February 1, 2001
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Plotwise, not much happens. But when the movie's over you feel that it has taken you somewhere. full review
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June 26, 2006exquisite. the colours are so amazing, you just want to eat it. the delicate shots of her slender waist swathed in lush silks just beg you to touch the screen. a strange but somehow warm love story. love it.
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