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Chungking Express

Play trailer Poster for Chungking Express PG-13 Released Mar 8, 1994 1h 43m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending One of the greatest treasures of 1990s filmmaking. Rated: 5/5 Mar 30, 2023 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Motley Q Unrealistic, unnatural dialogues, not a fan of WKW's Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Brent A Memorizing film about love and loneliness. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/21/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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