Movie Review - In The Mood For Love
Fa yeung nin wa (2000)
directed by Kar-Wai Wong
rating: 4 out of 5 jalapeños
on DVD from the vaults
My years-ago introduction to Nicole Kidman's favorite director, most often the Kar-Wai Wong film I loved most, now relegated to third. I think that's because "In The Mood For Love" is a movie about a city in a man's youth (or before it), a testament to cheongsams and social codes, and not, in the end, l'amour. The principals' languorous inaction makes for a romantic swoon so unrealized it's frustrating, with none of the sex, none of the damage, and just a little timelessness. It's immediacy's the kicker, however lithe the girl.
directed by Kar-Wai Wong
rating: 4 out of 5 jalapeños
on DVD from the vaults
My years-ago introduction to Nicole Kidman's favorite director, most often the Kar-Wai Wong film I loved most, now relegated to third. I think that's because "In The Mood For Love" is a movie about a city in a man's youth (or before it), a testament to cheongsams and social codes, and not, in the end, l'amour. The principals' languorous inaction makes for a romantic swoon so unrealized it's frustrating, with none of the sex, none of the damage, and just a little timelessness. It's immediacy's the kicker, however lithe the girl.
posted by NPK at 8:04 AM
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