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After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind her life in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, she befriends...( read more  read more... ) a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle. Through these chance encounters, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a deeper exploration of herself.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Kar Wai Wong

Release Date: May 16, 2007

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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008

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  • SarahG1988
    January 29, 2009
    SarahG1988
    Director:Wong Kar Wai
    Released: 2007
    Stars : Norah Jones, Jude Law and Natalie Portman
    Genre: Drama/Romance
    Country: Hong Kong/France

    A young woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while...( read more) encountering a series of offbeat characters along the way.

    I've been meaning to watch My Blueberry Nights ever since it was released last year in the UK. It's another one of those films that I have ben meaning to watch, mainly based on the fact that I am such a huge Wong Kar Wai fan. Unfortunatly I was a tad disappointed with the film.

    My Blueberry Nights, is Wong Kar Wai's first english language film and I have to say that the transition is not quite there. For me the films that he's done are close to perfection. This film seems to be missing something. The script is something which bothered me a lot. There seems to be a lot reptition in the lines, in the sense that I'm sure Kar-Wai has used similar lines before. Most of the time I found myself wondering what was the point in saying that or where's the justification in that?! This was mainly in many of the scenes with Jude Law and Norah Jones.

    Without the cinematography of Christopher Doyle, who worked with Kar-Wai on many of his previous films-however that doesn't affect the film. The Cinemaography in this film is what keeps the film going. With the bright lights on a sweeping scale it adds some energy into what is a little underwhelming plot. This is something that doesn't ocur often in Kar-Wai's film. Perhaps, having seen the majority of his films that's the viewpoint I'm coming from.

    Casting in this film, is reasonable, but perhaps not to the standard, many fans of his are used to. With the likes of Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau and the lengedry Ton Leung Chi Wai, his films somehow feel complete. Without them something is gravely missing. The casting of singer Norah Jones is without a doubt one of the worst castings in cinema history. How she was cast, I don't know, as she seemed to take a back seat in the film. Being the in the lead role, she was outclassed by the likes of Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman in every scene that she was with them. With a very wooden performance, the film just lacked any personlity with the scenes that she was in. The main problem is that you just don't care about her character and couldn't care less about her soul searching journey across America. Jones didn't seem to have much chemistry with Jude Law either and this was evident in the pretyt dull opening sequence. A worthy mention, though to Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman and David Straitham. All three livened up the screen with every scene that they were in. I found myself caring about Straitham's character and Portman's. Portman, in particular, who gave off a great performance, put sadly couldn't save the already average film.

    Kar-Wai still directs well but delivers a couple of freeze frame shots which didn't seem to be justified at all. Some of which annoyed me a lot, mainly because I've seen it all before. However with the entrance of Rachel Weisz it did work. Still unclear as to the point of the last shot at the end of the film. Maybe I might find out after a second viewing.

    Overall, from a Kar-Wai fan perspective, My Blueberry Nights is very underwhelming film that just isn't up to the standard of his earlier films. If you haven't seen his other films, and have only seen this one, please go and check them out tnow as they are far superior.

    5/10
  • MovieGeek13
    December 8, 2008
    MovieGeek13
    I can't guarantee you will enjoy putting up with the slow pacing, beautiful use of colours, and the subtlety - all signature stamps of director Wong Kar Wai's brilliant style.
    I, however, loved this movie. Yes I am a die hard Wong Kar Wai fan, and yes, my review might carry bias...( read more). But nonetheless, I was completely lost in the story. In one scene, a character says, "There's nothing wrong with the Blueberry Pie, just people make other choices. You can't blame the Blueberry Pie, it's just... no one wants it." This line is so elegantly written and the amount of subtext is so apparent, it practically begs its audience to dissect its meanings. This is my favourite quote from the film, but there are many others like it.
    Norah Jones, Jude Law, and Rachel Weisz all give fine performances, but the real winner here is Natalie Portman. I've never seen her before in such a role, and she pulls it off seemingly with no effort.
    As a romantic, the final scene is just wonderful. Some may say this movie is dull. I'm saying it's one of this year's best films.
  • RossCollinsUK
    November 30, 2008
    RossCollinsUK
    Rather pointless atmospheric flick that I only partially watched.
  • sononothing
    October 27, 2008
    sononothing
    My Blueberry Nights follows Elizabeth (Norah Jones) trek across the United States following a break-up with her boyfriend in New York City. Along the way she stops for waiting jobs in Memphis (where she meets a despondent cop who wants his wife back) and Nevada (where she meets a...( read more) high stakes car player). Her goal is to buy a car, but essentially it's to find herself.

    This is one of those movies that has great actors (Jude Law, David Straitham, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman) who deliver some great acting, but are bogged down by a poorly written script. The film is way too predictable and the dialogue is idiotic at times. The script is a failure, but so is the direction. This is one of those movies where the director (Kar Wai Wong) is trying to overdirect the film. The camera work shows off the excess of direction and blur shots are ok for a small sense of atmosphere, but when they are used constantly it becomes bothersome. Add on top of all that the directors obsession with slow motion and it becomes a running joke by the midway point. The films running time is only 90 minutes and apparently the slow-mo parts were to keep the film at feature length.

    This film wasn't my cup of tea to begin with, but it was actually worse than I expected. It's an amteurish effort with some well crafted actors attached.
  • laVenrose
    October 26, 2008
    laVenrose
    "How do you say goodbye to someone you can't imagive living without?


    Director:Kar Wai Wong

    Writers (WGA):Kar Wai Wong (screenplay) &
    Lawrence Block (screenplay

    Genre:Drama | Romance

    Starring: Jude L
    ...( read more)aw, Natalie Portman, Norah Jones, Rachel Weizs, Tim Roth, David Strathairn


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    "After a rough break-up, Elizabeth sets out on a journey across America, leaving behind her life in search of something to mend her broken heart. Waitressing her way through the country, she befriends a troubled cop and his estranged wife and a down-on-her luck gambler with a score to settle. Through these chance encounters, Elizabeth witnesses the true depths of loneliness and emptiness, and begins to understand that her own journey is part of a deeper exploration of herself. "


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  • mvieaddict
    November 8, 2009
    mvieaddict
    I am not familiar with Wong Kar Wai movies, but Blueberry nights was such a disappointment. Norah Jones is a singer, not an actress, and her acting was so bad she could not carry the movie. The best performances in the movie came from the supporting actors, Rachel Weisz, David St...( read more)rathairn and Natalie Portman,who brought more to the movie than it deserves. The movie was so slow paced and the dialogues so pointless. I feel bad for Wong Kar Wai, he could have made a much better movie out of this, choose a better lead actress, I know he is a great director, with many better works on his name. But Blueberry nights was unsatisfying.
  • michelyvogel
    November 7, 2009
    michelyvogel
    MARAVILHOSO!!!
    Tudo precisa de alguum tempo para se resolver. Ideias, trabalhos, decisoes... Por que o amor tambem nao precisaria?
  • blacksheepboy
    October 22, 2009
    blacksheepboy
    Another silly Wong Kar-Wai film about love; an insipid Norah Jones makes her debut in this road-movie as a broken-hearted girl who crosses paths with two banal love stories in order to find a meaning or something... yeah, that doesn't cut it for me.
  • barbaragpires
    October 12, 2009
    barbaragpires
    ainda lindo, mas é o filme menos poético-sensual-dramático dele.
    o menos wong kar-wai, pronto!
    hm, só que é uma transição, acho que como o primeiro dirigido em inglês a tendência é decair um pouco.
    mas vale pelos atores: natalie portman e rachel weisz. que acabam tomando conta da...( read more) trama, né, a norah jones (boa estreante) fica em segundo plano. ah! e aparição especial de chan marshall. <3
    enfim, ainda é um must see.
  • yellowongvivian
    October 11, 2009
    yellowongvivian
    a rather artistic plot...very wong kar wai style. it would be a boring n slow story if you are not a wong kar wai's fan...

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Critic Reviews

May 9, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The casting problem starts with the movie's lead, Norah Jones. full review

April 25, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Fans of Chinese director Wong Kar Wai's dreamy, romantic films will find My Blueberry Nights a luscious treat, although newcomers to his world of sensuous longing will no doubt wonder what all the fus... full review

April 18, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Wong Kar Wai's strange pastry-filled reverie My Blueberry Nights is not for those who like movies in which things happen; rather, it's for those in a mood to float, sometimes deliciously. full review

April 18, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Few directors regularly exploit so well film's capacity for capturing the present and the past in the same instant. Wong is plugged into a special zone that feels that joy of experience and the pain o... full review

April 18, 2008
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

My Blueberry Nights is Wong Kar Wai's first English-language movie. Perhaps not coincidentally, it's also his worst movie. full review

April 18, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

The Hong Kong director's efforts to transplant things to a distinctly American tableau fail. Prettily, but miserably. full review

April 4, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today

Mostly, My Blueberry Nights is irritating and plodding, saved only slightly by Law's lively performance. full review

April 4, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

In My Blueberry Nights, Wong Kar-wai and his cinematographer, Darius Khondji, make America look so pretty that you may have trouble recognizing it.

April 2, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

In My Blueberry Nights, Wong Kar-wai's first American-set, English-language film -- and his first feature shot on video -- the Hong Kong filmmaker has achieved a ravishing, triple triumph. full review

February 22, 2008
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times

A script with terminal shortcomings - wincingly winsome, ferally fey - is negotiated by brave actors picking their way through the minefield. full review

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Comments

  • alanjayh
    June 19, 2008
    alanjayh
    well I've had this movie on dvd for 2 weeks now..im just apprehensive about watching it...CKE is my all time fave and without Faye or Tony I dont see how it can measure up?
  • alanjayh
    June 10, 2008
    alanjayh
    If this movie is half as good as CKE I will be pleased!!
  • YLOWBSTARDreturns
    February 11, 2008
    YLOWBSTARDreturns
    I've been waiting way too long for this!!!
  • egogirl
    May 31, 2007
    egogirl
    I'm so scared of this film...I'm so so extremely frightened that this might turn out to be crap. Pleeeeaaaase Kar-Wai, don't let me down with your stupid american actors. Pleeaassee...
  • eyelinerandirony
    May 29, 2007
    eyelinerandirony
    is this movie coming to regular or indie theatres?
  • JeT0425
    March 19, 2007
    JeT0425
    This should be brilliant.

    Wong Kar-Wai is a genious and I really cannot wait for this movie to come out.
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