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Time and Tide
EMAILPRINTSony Pictures Entertainment

Mixed or average reviews
Based on 23 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 12 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Suspense/Thriller
Written by:
Hark Tsui
Koan Hui
Directed by: Hark Tsui
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 4, 2001
DVD: August 7, 2001
Running Time: 113 minutes, Color
Origin: Hong Kong
Summary
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)
Also On Metacritic
FILM: Knock Off Once Upon a Time in China Once Upon a Time in China II Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters
Also On The Web: Internet Movie Database
What The Critics Said
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...
Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
Kinetic and kooky, with a climactic shoot-out at a rail station that's daring in its ridiculousness.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Wesley Morris
At its most compulsive, this is the only action flick you'll need this summer.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
Gives you your money's worth and then some.
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.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein
This is not Tsui's best film by a substantial margin, but it's immense fun.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
If only it had a plot mere humans could follow.
The New York Times A.O. Scott
A woozy, disconnected piece of filmmaking about drugs, rock 'n' roll and the aftermath of sex.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Makes for compulsive viewing even though its noirish plot doesn't make a lick of sense.
Read Full Review >New York Magazine Peter Rainer
It's an opulent, if instantly disposable, kinetic joyride.
Read Full Review >Variety David Stratton
An almost plotless effort that features charismatic stars and plentiful scenes of finely choreographed mayhem.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Chris Fujiwara
A desperate, cynical self-parody.
What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tony M gave it a3:
Not much plot or character development. There's the good, the bad and the ugly and lots of gun play and some grenade action. That’s about it.
Maribel M. gave it a 10:
This stylish Hong Kong movie is worth having it in your DVD collection! The real fighting style (with small twists) is excellent! You don't want to miss this film!
Tom B. gave it a 10:
This is the best action film i've ever seen and the dubber for Hark is excellent.
Michael A. gave it a 10:
The movie was packed with action from begining to end. It is definitely in my "top 5 movies" catagory... Good job Tse, Jenn loves you.
Peltosalo E. gave it a 9:
Unlike anything produced in the west, and worth rental at the very least for comparative studies in pop culture.
Gary R. gave it a 9:
Definitely worth the $6.00 rental fee.
Michael F. gave it an 8:
This film has some of the best action sequences I've ever seen! This is a mix between "Snatch" and "The Matrix." Very stylish, but the plot gets out of hand as the minutes pass.
