Time and Tide
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: May 4, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Kinetic and kooky, with a climactic shoot-out at a rail station that's daring in its ridiculousness. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianKim Morgan
A lyrical, exciting adrenaline rush. Read full review
80
L.A. WeeklyPaul Malcolm
Extraordinarily witty (nothing new for this director) while coming off as a taunt to anyone who'd dare to follow in his wake. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
This single film beats every other Hollywood action film of the past five years, hands down. It's not even close. Welcome back, Mr. Tsui. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleWesley Morris
At its most compulsive, this is the only action flick you'll need this summer. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Essentially a hyperactive showcase for Tsui Hark's ability to pile one unbelievably complex action sequence on top of another. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Gives you your money's worth and then some.
70
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
Jagged and jokey, filled with glam young people, lyrical Canto-Pop, and narrative non sequiturs, Time and Tide is Tsui's version of neo-new wave. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Andy Klein
This is not Tsui's best film by a substantial margin, but it's immense fun. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Visually, the film is a stunner with its impossibly mobile camera work. It is also all but impossible to hold on to the story line. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean Axmaker
Ultimately feels hollow and slapdash. Read full review
63
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
If only it had a plot mere humans could follow.
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
It's an opulent, if instantly disposable, kinetic joyride. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
So crammed with plot twists that it's hard to follow, simultaneously ludicrous, sappy and casually dismissive of all the things Hollywood holds dear. Read full review
60
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
A woozy, disconnected piece of filmmaking about drugs, rock 'n' roll and the aftermath of sex. Read full review
60
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
Makes for compulsive viewing even though its noirish plot doesn't make a lick of sense. Read full review
50
VarietyDavid Stratton
An almost plotless effort that features charismatic stars and plentiful scenes of finely choreographed mayhem. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Flashy but uninvolving crime thriller. Read full review
50
Washington PostStephen Hunter
The result is a cross between a hurricane and a tornado as run through a movieola dialed all the way up to 10. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Sometimes come together exquisitely. Read full review
40
Film.comErnest Hardy
Unfortunately, whenever the story quiets down for exposition or to move the plot forward, it all becomes a grinding and often confusing bore. Read full review
38
New York PostJonathan Foreman
It proves once again that it doesn't matter if the camera is dancing a jig on the ceiling if the storytelling is no good. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeChris Fujiwara
A desperate, cynical self-parody.
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