Chungking Express

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Chungking Express

PG-13

Released Mar 8, 1994

1h 43m

Comedy

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Every day, Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) buys a can of pineapple with an expiration date of May 1, symbolizing the day he'll get over his lost love. He's also got his eye on a mysterious woman in a blond wig (Brigitte Lin), oblivious of the fact she's a drug dealer. Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) is distraught with heartbreak over a breakup. But when his ex drops a spare set of his keys at a local cafe, a waitress (Faye Wong) lets herself into his apartment and spruces up his life.

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Critics Consensus

Even if all it had to offer were writer-director Wong Kar-wai's thrillingly distinctive visuals, Chungking Express would be well worth watching; happily, its thoughtfully drawn characters and naturalistic performances also pack a potent dramatic wallop.

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Robert Horton

Film Comment Magazine

What Chungking Express has are a couple of interesting situations, which don't quite justify a feature-length movie.

Apr 10, 2018

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Jeff Shannon

Seattle Times

I've never been a big fan of technique that calls attention to itself, but Wong's frenetic blend of slow motion, pixilation, rushing backgrounds and frozen foregrounds (or vice versa) is as integral to this movie as its bubbly story and characters.

Rated: 3/4

May 28, 2014

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

[Wong's] hypnotic images of love and loss finally wear down your resistance as seemingly discordant sights and sounds coalesce into a radiant, crazy quilt.

May 28, 2014

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Joshua Polanski

Boston Hassle

Wong Kar-wai is one of the best filmmakers from one of the most significant film movements... And, in my opinion, Chungking Express is his best film. Supposing one plus one still equals two, that makes this one of the best films ever made

Jul 18, 2024

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

One of the greatest treasures of 1990s filmmaking.

Rated: 5/5

Mar 30, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…a minor miracle of modern cinema, a sweet-hearted lightheaded meditation of the ups and down of romantic love that should leave any audience walking on air…

Rated: 5/5

Feb 23, 2023

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Dušan A

Some good scenes and original ideas, but dragged on without a point to keep me watching

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Audience Member

a perfectt movie, i love it with all my heart, thanks Kar Wai, you have my love

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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Brent A

Memorizing film about love and loneliness.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Zackary T

Greatest movie of the 1990's and I never hear of it being discussed. Wong Kar-Wai certainly is but this film is not and it's a da*n travesty

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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W B

Incredible movie. It's his best one. The energy, mood, and setting just hit right. There's a bizarreness you don't get from American movies and pobably not from Asian movies either; the director is unique.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/07/24

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Alec B

The first half is wildly unpredictable and funny so it is a little disappointing that the second half, despite Tony Leung Chiu Wai's great performance, is centered around a dud of a romance with a manic pixie dream girl. That said, I'm impressed that the near constant repeat of a few pop songs never gets tiresome.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Synopsis

Every day, Cop 223 (Takeshi Kaneshiro) buys a can of pineapple with an expiration date of May 1, symbolizing the day he'll get over his lost love. He's also got his eye on a mysterious woman in a blond wig (Brigitte Lin), oblivious of the fact she's a drug dealer. Cop 663 (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) is distraught with heartbreak over a breakup. But when his ex drops a spare set of his keys at a local cafe, a waitress (Faye Wong) lets herself into his apartment and spruces up his life.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Producer: Chan Ye Cheng
Screenwriter: Kar-Wai Wong
Distributor: Miramax Home Entertainment [us], Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Chinese
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 1994, Original
Release Date (DVD): May 21, 2002
Box Office (Gross USA): $114.9K
Runtime: 1h 43m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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