This is Wong Kar-Wai's debut from 1988. Starring Maggie Cheung and Andy Lau. Fiited with typical 80's ambiant soundtrack and two narrtives told.
Being a wong Kar Wai fan I've tried to watch all of his movies over the past couple of months, this has to be incredibly different t...( read more)
Alex Man, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung
A tragic romantic drama centering on two street hoodlums from the city and a young woman from a small resort island.
DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
Stats: 195 reviews
Flixster Reviews (195)
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January 20, 2007
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June 5, 2006
The film is influenced by Martin Scorsese's "Mean Streets", but of course contains some moments that would later become part of Wai's signature. The main draw back for the film is that it hasn't aged well, being very much a film of the 80's. The most disappointing aspect is the t...( read more)
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January 6, 2008
This film uses the era it was made to it's full advantage. It's actually a really interesting romance/gangster film, something I'd assume could only come out of Hong Kong. It definetly has one of the most intense street torture scenes I've seen.
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October 6, 2009
The romantic line and the gangster line felt disconnected at most parts. When they finally converge and begin to create dramatic conflict, the story soon ended. The movie could have been half its length.
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May 25, 2009
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April 10, 2008
Esperen... esta pelicula no es "Mean Streets", pero en Hong Kong? Y con romance?No importa, igual es todo... aunque las actuaciones sean muy malas...
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