My Blueberry Nights
The Weinstein Company | Release Date: April 4, 2008
6.6
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Generally favorable reviews based on 74 Ratings
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MaxB.Nov 1, 2008
Dull dull dull.
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JoeT.Apr 5, 2008
Horrible photocopy of Wong's previous films (notably the magnificent Chungking Express)... but it's now in speak English! The movie scores '1' for any English speakers frightened by subtitles. Everyone else definitely Horrible photocopy of Wong's previous films (notably the magnificent Chungking Express)... but it's now in speak English! The movie scores '1' for any English speakers frightened by subtitles. Everyone else definitely should view any of his previous splendid films.… Expand
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CoreyJ.May 3, 2008
One of Wong's best films. The subtlety and craftsmanship remain as he transposes his work into the American idiom. A fantastic piece on love and the waves it sends through people.
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MarcosF.Jul 5, 2008
An inspiring exercise of a road-movie by one of the most talented of the directors alive.
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JaredC.Apr 1, 2008
Even if Wong Kar Wai and Lawrence Block's My Blueberry Nights doesn't have a high-pitch note to whistle the beauty of romance, it still has a firm mood that audiences will feel awry about.
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DavideL.Apr 19, 2008
the interpretation of Norah Jones is the very nice surprise of a very bad film. a film with a ridiculous plot and nothing to say.
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BessyR.Apr 5, 2008
Not very engaging, hard to see Jones as an actress when she is also singing for the film's theme...disappointing..
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ChadS.May 10, 2008
In an episode of NBC's "Friends", Joey(Matt LeBlanc) uses a deep lothario-like voice to make the most innocuous phrases sound lascivious; for instance, "grandma's apple pie". In "My Blueberry Nights", this filmmaker transforms the In an episode of NBC's "Friends", Joey(Matt LeBlanc) uses a deep lothario-like voice to make the most innocuous phrases sound lascivious; for instance, "grandma's apple pie". In "My Blueberry Nights", this filmmaker transforms the blueberry pie "a la mode" into a sexual metaphor; read: a feminine body part in flux. Now this is an American pie ready for action. The filmmaker depicts female desire through dessert(rivulets of vanilla ice cream streaming down the crust and filling) with lyricism(read: slo-mo), because he wants to maintain an air of mystery about Elizabeth(Norah Jones). Does she come into Jeremy's cafe for friendship, or for love? The pie is a clue. The patina of cream lewdly smeared on Elizabeth's lips that suddenly disappears is another clue. But the filmmaker withholds the particulars about this vanishing smidgeon of vanilla towards the end of "My Blueberry Nights". The kiss belongs to Jeremy(Jude Law), a stand-in for the filmmaker, who records the moment on a surveillance tape(a metaphor for authorship). The kiss is personal. The kiss is performed under the filmic construct of auteurism. This kiss, is no ordinary kiss. This filmmaker, is no ordinary filmmaker.… Expand
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TinaR.Jun 28, 2008
PU! This movie had no real plot. It was boring to say the least.
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DiamondS.May 24, 2008
This movie was engaging, but the plot failed miserably. The screen writer should have done more with Norah Jones character. It was definatly missing something and Norah Jones was not believable in the role. She had more sexual chemisty with This movie was engaging, but the plot failed miserably. The screen writer should have done more with Norah Jones character. It was definatly missing something and Norah Jones was not believable in the role. She had more sexual chemisty with both leading ladies then she did with Jude Law.… Expand
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JayH.Jun 23, 2008
5.5/10. My Blueberry Nights has all the right ingredients, a skillful director, great cast, good story, but for me it just didn't work and I found my mind wandering and not wanting to stay focused. It lacked character depth.
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SebastianB.Nov 21, 2008
Characters were undeveloped, I couldn't feel empathy for anyone. I'm a fan of Norah Jones' music but her acting semed very flat. A forgettable movie.
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BroyaxJan 27, 2017
Putain ! tout le film se passe dans un bistrot avec une bande de cons en train de manger des gâteaux et dans le lot, des chialeuses et des pleurnichards qui racontent de la merde, c'est-à-dire leur vie sentimentale pitoyablement dérisoirePutain ! tout le film se passe dans un bistrot avec une bande de cons en train de manger des gâteaux et dans le lot, des chialeuses et des pleurnichards qui racontent de la merde, c'est-à-dire leur vie sentimentale pitoyablement dérisoire avec laquelle on ne voudrait même pas se torcher le cul. J'aime pas Norah trucmuche la geignarde qui essaye de faire l'actrice alors qu'elle sait déjà pas couiner proprement ses chansonnettes à deux balles qui te filent la migraine. Quelle daube !… Expand
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JLuis_001Dec 11, 2022
No moviemaker is infallible, that's for sure, but even for things to go wrong for them there are levels. However, beyond how incoherent its plot seems at times, what I can't understand is how Wong Kar-wai accepted Norah Jones as the leadNo moviemaker is infallible, that's for sure, but even for things to go wrong for them there are levels. However, beyond how incoherent its plot seems at times, what I can't understand is how Wong Kar-wai accepted Norah Jones as the lead actress. In a story where she shares the screen with actors like Jude Law David Strathairn Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman, she is the weakest link, and this happens in all her scenes, and that is why this turns out to be incredibly undermining for his film, because she clearly didn't have the range to lead this project. What I can say in short accounts is that both because of its director and because the story has some plot allure, My Blueberry Nights deserves to be seen, but honestly this is the most disappointing work I've seen from this excellent filmmaker.… Expand
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ahmedaiman1999Mar 28, 2021
In the first couple of scenes, my optics were shocked by WKW trademarks, flagrantly thrown before my face. This is, and I hate to say it, Wong Kar-wai at his most immature, trying to enthrall the audience who are first introduced to hisIn the first couple of scenes, my optics were shocked by WKW trademarks, flagrantly thrown before my face. This is, and I hate to say it, Wong Kar-wai at his most immature, trying to enthrall the audience who are first introduced to his cinema in his English feature debut with his sensual and lustrous visuals as if they were, in themselves, what made him the idiosyncratic and influential filmmaker he is. Lost love and faded dreams are, more or less, the essential themes that reverberate through each of his art pieces. Yet, the doubt he's treading familiar ground over and over again has never crossed my mind when I see his characters amidst their feelings of longing, indulging in pain. Sadly, I felt that here, the thing that forced me to judge this film outside the canon of "WKW Cinema." For the first time, it sounds that he exposes some sort of lack of confidence, as if he deals with his freewheeling, near-plotless and episodic nature of his films as flaws that need to be sorted out by bashfully concealing them in the midst of the superfluous use of step-printing alongside the charm of hollywood actors starring this film. But, and as the movie obliterated any chance it would be judged within the canon of "WKW Cinema," I have to say that My Blueberry Nights is an irresistibly delectable treat with a fairly tasteful romantic flavour enough to mellow my heart and no shortage of cherries on the top served by the appeal and the charisma of the cast.

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DawdlingPoetNov 25, 2021
First off, this is a very stylishly filmed film. It features lots of bright, vibrant (almost neon type, in perhaps a slightly Vegas-y type way) colours and some scenes feature what appears to be freeze-framed, quirky camerawork. It has a bitFirst off, this is a very stylishly filmed film. It features lots of bright, vibrant (almost neon type, in perhaps a slightly Vegas-y type way) colours and some scenes feature what appears to be freeze-framed, quirky camerawork. It has a bit of a dreamlike feel to it. The characters are curious, although quite what's going on isn't made especially clear at the start. I also liked the music played in the background. It is relatively little in the way of dialogue present - it has quite an arty type feel to it. I suppose the main character, Elizabeth, maybe isn't entirely likeable but I didn't feel that was a big put off as such. The plot is a bit hard to follow I suppose. It has a slight road trip/Thelma & Louise feel to it too, I'd say. Oh and also, it's the kind of film that may be worth multiple viewings but I reckon it's good in it's own way, either way.… Expand
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