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User Reviews for: Chungking Express

AdamMorgan
8/10  2 years ago
The great Patrice O'Neal once said that he might enjoy some movies more if he knew how to watch them. I thought of that quote during this movie as I wasn't sure how the movie should be consumed. In the opening scenes we are presented with some kind of underworld activity that is led by a woman in a trench coat who wears sunglasses at night. I took this to mean that there was some kind of mystery afoot so I had my radar up for that. In short, the movie is unlike anything that I can recall seeing in my 1300+ reviews. It is almost like they took a series of (possibly related) stories and put it through a kaleidoscope. The movie has traces of a rom com but I feel like that cheapens what they have done here. The stories kind of bled together - that is also what made me think that there was more to the movie than there was. I am assuming that the movie might take several viewings to take it all in (at times I was a bit lost, but it turns out that you don't need to get into the details of the movie). I can see why this movie isn't for everyone and why Quentin Tarantino was obsessed with it. I generally dislike movies that area heavy on style but this one nails it.

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