2046
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Movie Reviews of 2046
Movie Review: Wong Kar Wei at his best and worst
Summary: 4 Stars
I know I'm in the minority here, but 2046 impressed me more than In the Mood For Love despite its longeurs and flat patches, which may be blasphemy for most Wong Kar-Wei fans. It helps that it's mixed reception didn't encourage me to expect too much of this almost sequel.
It's not emotionally moving, but that's probably intentional: this is, after all, a story of a man in a state of emotional denial, and it makes no excuses for his selfishness. But nor does it paint him purely in one color: the film's strength is that the character evolves and changes at different points in time and in different relationships - just because he's no good for one person doesn't mean he's bad for another (but then that could just be the fact that the gorgeous Faye Wong just brings out the best in men... sorry, I was drifting off subject there for a moment). Zhang Ziyi, whose previous one-note petulant performances had me dreading her role here, actually is quite a revelation, showing an emotional range, vulnerability and likeability totally lacking in her previous films to have got western releases.
It's not the exuberant Wong of Chungking Express or Fallen Angels, and the layered, sometimes ambivalently drifting nature of the film isn't to all tastes, but ultimately it hit more often than it missed for me.
The extras package on this Sony release is particularly good - 2 long deleted scenes and a brief alternate ending, a 38-minute making of, and interview featurette with Wong Kar Wei, Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi, production featurette, although the absence of any of the film's trailers is surprising.
Movie Review: A Movie Worth Watching
Summary: 4 Stars
This was the first Wong Kar Wai film I ever saw. I have since gone back and viewed some of his other movies, and I have enjoyed them all. Yet, I think this one is still my favorite. It's one of those films that sort of 'creeps' up on you. Before you know it, the film is done, but the story stays with you... and then you end up wanting to watch it again. This film will be especially of interest to those who have a slightly more eccentric taste in films. Don't get me wrong, it's not overtly bizzare, it's just different than your 'run-of-the-mill' storyline. Some will complain that the plot is difficult to follow, or even incoherent. It helps, however, if you've seen "In the Mood for Love," and I also took the time to watch some of the special features where Wong Kar Wai discusses the process of making the film and his desired intention in creating it. I found both the special features and the follow-up viewing of "In the Mood for Love" interesting and helpful. Overall though, I simply enjoyed the tone and mood of the film. I feel that many 'Western' films often sacrifice the art of subtlety in order to focus on heavily plot driven stories. I, personally, find 'subtle' movies more interesting, more thought provoking, and, usually, they are the types of films that encourage multiple viewings. Accordingly, this is the type of film I would recommend buying.Movie Review: hypnotic & sensual
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a beautifully shot movie. Every scene seemed to float into the next, the film reminded me of a dream where events seem to ping back and forth from one moment to the next.
If you have a short attention span and require action this is certainly not the movie for you. Also if you require a rock solid plot where everything comes together neatly and nicely in the end you might want to pass. This is more for the retrospective, introverted film lover, a movie about memories and regret, tough decisions and the murkiness of emotions. The acting was professional and very focused, and the dialogue was such a nice surprise, very natural and coy... like a teasing lover.
The only reason I do not give this film 5 stars is that I feel the ending could have been trimmed a bit, since this is a slow moving film. I will have to re-watch on DVD to see if I still feel this way after seeing it in the comfort of my home instead a indie movie house (where the seating is less than desired, but god bless them).
Movie Review: Political message
Summary: 4 Stars
"In the mood for love" is marked by uncertainty,characteristic of pre-turnover political climate in Hong Kong.On the other hand,2046,the date until which Hong Kong's way of life is supposed to remain unchanged, has a somewhat subtle moral that everything,including love, cannot be delved in the past and we should move on and not lose sight of the present. Colonial past is past. The future is what people make of it is another level of the meaning of this movie.
T S Eliot said one returns to his/her starting point with greater understanding.In this movie,one goes to 2046 to regain lost memories and,in my opinion, a better understanding of oneself.
Movie Review: Beautiful, but lags a bit
Summary: 4 Stars
2046 is a good movie. The scenery is astounding and the story is one to entrall you. But the actual movie lags a bit. It seems to want to be slow and deliberate but has no reason to be. It's quite a good movie.
The DVD features deleted scenes, a featurette, and others I can't think of at the moment.
Highly recommended.