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As fresh as falling rain, a pair of love stories full of pain and humor.
It's interesting enough to watch for most of its length because of Wong's incisive camera work and his intense immersion of the Hong Kong night culture.
This is the kind of movie you'll relate to if you love film itself, rather than its surface aspects such as story and stars.
Once the viewer gets past bouts of confusion (the film demands more than one viewing), the result is a uniquely memorable look at the ties that bind all people.
A frenetic one-way ride through The Land of Vaporous Plot, with stops along the way at Irritatingly Cute Extended Metaphor City.
More impressive than engaging.
Quentin Tarantino and Xavier Dolan are just two of the directors who've worshipped at the altar of Wong Kar-wai. Chungking Express remains the best reason why.
Although the best release yet of Wong's breakthrough film, Chungking Express provides the Criterion Collection with one of its most anemic recent releases.
Despite the liveliness of Chungking Express's first half, it's this second story that catapults it into the company of Wong's best films.
the rapid pace keeps the stories from wearing out their welcome.
a pair of not-entirely-successful romantic stories but, fuelled by [Wong Kar Wai's] cinematic fervor and exuberant use of music...it's irresistible
Whimsical Hong Kong comedy.
A near-perfect fusion of form and style, content and substance. One of the great movies of its decade.
Intoxicating, jazzy, and clever evocation of a certain breed of Hong Kong night-life.
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