As Tears Go By (1988)
Kino International | Release Date: April 19, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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60
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
If it fails, ultimately, it's because the relationship between the rational gangster Lau and the impetuous Jacky Cheung never really rings true. A cut above the usual HK action melodrama all the same. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalDavid Mermelstein
Quick cuts, jangly ’80 synth music and an impressive pool-hall tracking shot distinguish the picture, but the familiar tropes of Hong Kong cinema, including predictable fight sequences and a moralizing conclusion, subtract from its appeal. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleJoey O'Bryan
As Tears Go By has some interesting ideas and is an adequate first film, but, ultimately, is only slightly more interesting than any number of similar pictures made in the wake of John Woo's seminal 1986 trendsetter A Better Tomorrow. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNathan Lee
Easily summarized, the plot is entirely secondhand. Read full review
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