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| Kino International | Release Date: April 19, 1996 |
Starring:
Alex Man, Andy Lau, Ang Wong, Ching Wai, Jacky Cheung, Kau Lam, Maggie Cheung, Ronald Wong, To-hoi Kong, William Chang
Summary:
Mid-level gangster Wah falls in love with his beautiful cousin, but must also continue to protect his volatile partner-in-crime and friend, Fly.
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Right out of the gate—and even working within the modern Hong Kong gangster genre—Wong Kar-wai burst onto the screen as a strikingly unique talent. This is clearly a filmmaker less interested in plot and dialogue than he is in movement, music, and color—no matter the time, place, or story.
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A very flashy Hong Kong variation on Mean Streets. [19 Dec 1996, p.7]
Plays entertainingly like an Asian version of a Michael Mann film, albeit with the plot of Mean Streets. It's not quite essential, but the deeply felt ending looks like a jumping-off point for all that Wong has made since. [22 Jan 2005]
May 17, 2023
Beautifully directed, even if the film itself is held back a lot by the basic gangster formula.
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