2046
I wasn't going to go and see this movie, but I saw the trailer and it looked stunning. Unfortunately the film is about as meaningful as the trailer, but at much greater length. Tony Leung seems to be turning into the Asian David Niven, with his wee moustache and his endlessly frustrated love affairs. It's all very throw-away and pretentious, and more than a little reminiscent of Barbarella. And just because Barbarella is great fun, and invented Duran Duran, it doesn't mean to say it's not shit.There are some sequences in 2046 which are effective and moving, but for most of the time I was trying to work out when the film was going to end. It also reminded me of Visconti's Death in Venice (shit), as you sit there willing Dirk Bogarde to cop it so you can get out of the cinema. And while 2046 has some distinguished photography, some shots do seem to have been lifted from mid-90s Athena posters. Not good. The future bits are well-designed, but there aren't too many of those.
If Wong Kar Wei hired a script-writer to go with his boat-load of graphic designers, this might have received a good rating, but sadly it's not, it's shit.
posted by Chairman Peyote @ 6:14 AM
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