Dung che sai duk
HKFM | Release Date: October 10, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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15
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5
Negative:
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89
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Dreamlike, disjointed, and possessed of a stunningly complex sensual and narrative poetry that may confound audiences not familiar with Chinese director Wong's defining stylistic tropes, Ashes of Time Redux is, simply, one of the most gorgeous films ever made. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
For the love of all things sensual and mysterious, see this one on a big screen. Read full review
80
Village VoiceMichelle Orange
Wittily, earnestly, gorgeously sets up the paradox he has returned to throughout his career--that of romantic memory as both scourge and succor. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
"Ashes" is glorious and ultimately wrenching, but it's a tough journey. Read full review
80
Washington PostJohn Anderson
Deliriously beautiful movie. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Yet for all Ashes' frustrations, it's still a gorgeous piece of filmmaking. Read full review
75
New York PostV.A. Musetto
The film has all the visual flourishes we expect of Doyle and Wong, and they're reason enough to see Ashes of Time Redux. Just don't expect to make sense of the plot. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleReyhan Harmanci
Elliptical, sweeping, lovely and thoroughly confusing. Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
It's a little visually precious and obscure but still a marvelously wistful film of regret and retreat, in which even the magic wine of forgetfulness erases only the memories, not the pain. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
"Ashes of Time" was always more a work of philosophy than pure entertainment, and a decade and a half later it still is. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Windblown, with a sage and playful Zen vibe, Wong Kar Wai's Ashes of Time Redux is a color-saturated, slo-mo martial arts piece about time, memory, love, regret, betrayal. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Ashes of Time Redux is primarily a sensory experience that deserves to be seen on as big a screen as possible. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
Strange and beautiful and transfixing and confusing, it's quite the sight - martial-arts fans may find themselves disappointed, but Wong Kar-wai addicts will be delighted. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
One man's befuddlement is another's awe at the ineffability of time, and from either perspective, this is a spectacle not soon forgotten, even if never understood. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderAndrea Gronvall
As in the original version, the fights are outweighed by existential angst and Buddhist introspection, but the sequence in which a blind swordsman (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) takes on an army of thieves is still gangbusters. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
Only in its final scenes do the usual WKW themes emerge in full bloom, but purists shouldn't miss it. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterPeter Brunette
Martial-arts lovers may find it too arty, and art-film lovers, Wong's international fan base, may find it too generic and too violent. Read full review
50
VarietyDerek Elley
The temptation of artists to fiddle with their earlier works brings predictably mixed results in Ashes of Time: Redux. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
I enjoyed Ashes of Time Redux, up to a point. It's great-looking, and the characters all know what they would, although we do not. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Ashes of Time Redux remains a hermetic and rather frustrating work, dotted by lonely, windblown figures dwarfed by the sand dunes of western China. Read full review
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