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89
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87
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86
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84
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83
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83
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83
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82
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82
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82
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82
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81
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81
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80
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80
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79
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78
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77
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77
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75
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74
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74
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74
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74
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74
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71
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70
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70
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70
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69
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69
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67
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66
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65
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65
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64
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64
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63
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63
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63
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63
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63
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62
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62
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61
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60
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59
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58
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58
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57
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57
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57
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56
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56
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55
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54
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54
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54
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52
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50
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48
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45
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42
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42
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40
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40
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38
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36
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35
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28
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28
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22
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18
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16
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xx
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xx
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xx
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Time and Tide
Sony Pictures Entertainment
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for pervasive strong violence and brief drug use
Starring
Nicholas Tse,
Wu Bai,
Candy Lo,
Cathy Tsui,
Anthony Wong,
and
Couto Remotigue Jr.
An exciting thriller with an international cast, Time and Tide takes place in remote comers of the world and features intrigue, a breathless pace and a series of exhilarating action sequences staged with the explosive bravura that has become Tsui's signature. (Columbia Tristar)
| GENRE(S): |
Suspense/Thriller
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Hark Tsui
Koan Hui
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Hark Tsui
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 7, 2001
Video: August 7, 2001
Theatrical: May 4, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
113 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Hong Kong |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
Cantonese / Mandarin (with English subtitles) |
Also known as "Seunlau Ngaklau"

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Kinetic and kooky, with a climactic shoot-out at a rail station that's daring in its ridiculousness.

83
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
A lyrical, exciting adrenaline rush.

80
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
Extraordinarily witty (nothing new for this director) while coming off as a taunt to anyone who'd dare to follow in his wake.

78
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
This single film beats every other Hollywood action film of the past five years, hands down. It's not even close. Welcome back, Mr. Tsui.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
Wesley Morris
At its most compulsive, this is the only action flick you'll need this summer.

75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Essentially a hyperactive showcase for Tsui Hark's ability to pile one unbelievably complex action sequence on top of another.

75
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
Gives you your money's worth and then some.
70
Village Voice
J. Hoberman
Jagged and jokey, filled with glam young people, lyrical Canto-Pop, and narrative non sequiturs, Time and Tide is Tsui's version of neo-new wave.

70
New Times (L.A.)
Andy Klein
This is not Tsui's best film by a substantial margin, but it's immense fun.

70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Visually, the film is a stunner with its impossibly mobile camera work. It is also all but impossible to hold on to the story line.

67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
Ultimately feels hollow and slapdash.

63
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
If only it had a plot mere humans could follow.
60
The New York Times
A.O. Scott
A woozy, disconnected piece of filmmaking about drugs, rock 'n' roll and the aftermath of sex.

60
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
So crammed with plot twists that it's hard to follow, simultaneously ludicrous, sappy and casually dismissive of all the things Hollywood holds dear.

60
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
Makes for compulsive viewing even though its noirish plot doesn't make a lick of sense.

60
New York Magazine
Peter Rainer
It's an opulent, if instantly disposable, kinetic joyride.

50
Variety
David Stratton
An almost plotless effort that features charismatic stars and plentiful scenes of finely choreographed mayhem.

50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Flashy but uninvolving crime thriller.

50
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
The result is a cross between a hurricane and a tornado as run through a movieola dialed all the way up to 10.

40
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Sometimes come together exquisitely.

40
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
Unfortunately, whenever the story quiets down for exposition or to move the plot forward, it all becomes a grinding and often confusing bore.

38
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
It proves once again that it doesn't matter if the camera is dancing a jig on the ceiling if the storytelling is no good.

38
Boston Globe
Chris Fujiwara
A desperate, cynical self-parody.

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