Li Gong,
Takuya Kimura,
Faye Wong,
Ziyi Zhang,
Carina Lau
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Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai moves back and forth in time as he reexamines and amplifies the themes from his film In the Mood for Love in this offbeat romantic drama. Opening in the year 204... read more
Directed by: Kar Wai Wong
Release Date: August 5, 2005
DVD Release Date: December 26, 2005
Stats: 3,080 reviews
An intoxicating and satisfying loose sequel to the brilliant "In the Mood for Love." Wai manages to tap into that same tonal vein as the predecessor. But rather than exploiting an old feeling, he manages to breathe new life in it, which is one of the highest praises that I can gi... read more
Except for the visual excellency, this movie sucked at more levels than it worked. Owing to its high IMDb rating and having heard too many positive responses, I decided to check it out. But little did I know that it's going to be a yawn-inducing love story. The movie must be good... read more
The production design, cinematography, acting and music are indeed outstanding, no question about it, but the plot is flat, redundant and obvious, as if written by a 15 year-old. To make matters worse, the main character is downright unlikable.
Just when you think Wong Kar Wai couldn't make a better film he follows up In the mood for love with this, his amazing follow up is faultless! Stunningly beautiful cinema!
2046. A number of a hotel room. A place/ year where nothing ever changes. A place from where only one man ever returned. A sci-fiction story called 2047. A story about love or whatever it is.
The fragmentary shooting is like the story itself: life is a bunch of lost moments... read more
A step back for Wong Kar Wai because he essentially remakes In the Mood for Love but in a more convoluted and unnecessary manner.
The technical aspect of a film has to be at the service of the story, and never the other way. Wong Kar Wai is yet another lecturer of visual masturbation with very few reasonable arguments to make a cinematic statement. This film is like a series of advertisements, beautifully s... read more
Huge fan of In the Mood for Love so I was very excited about this. Maybe something got lost in translation, but I didn't get half of this movie. Tony Leung is always good, but towards the end, the story just becomes too convoluted and confusing.
Very passionate in a restrained way, beautiful scenes with beautiful colors and clothing.
You don't really get to know the characters, I usually don't like that about movies, but it didn't bother me here. There's a lot of room for you to fill them in yourselves, the blank spots ... read more
Quite simply an incomparably sublime work of art, a triumph of lyricism over narrative in the cinema, and the most exquisite homage to the beauty of women it has ever been my privilege to witness on t... Full Review
Wong offers an artful meditation on the nature of love, making effective use of color schemes (yellows, greens and reds), placid shotmaking and diverse music to deliver a sultry portrait of postwar Ho... Full Review
[Zhang's] identity is so strong that it seems to hold the story together most of the time; it really should have been only about her. Full Review
As someone who admires Wong's ambition and skill, I'm able to give 2046 only a halfhearted recommendation.
In a film that likes teasing mysteries, the greatest revelation is Ziyi Zhang. Full Review
It's all terribly atmospheric, and if you're in the mood for atmosphere, 2046 delivers.
It's like a sketchbook. These are images, tones, dialogue and characters that Wong is sure of, and he practices them, but he does not seem very sure why he is making the movie, or where it should end. Full Review
At its best, it drenches the screen with sensuous poetry and touches a core of sadness. Full Review
Think of it as a visual tone poem about longing and loss, a journey through a vale of luminously beautiful tears. Full Review
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