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Time and Tide

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Time and Tide reviews
60
8.5 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 23 critic reviews
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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

Language(s): Cantonese / Mandarin (with English subtitles)

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)

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...

88

Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea

Kinetic and kooky, with a climactic shoot-out at a rail station that's daring in its ridiculousness.

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83

Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan

A lyrical, exciting adrenaline rush.

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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.

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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.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Wesley Morris

At its most compulsive, this is the only action flick you'll need this summer.

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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.

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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.

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70

New Times (L.A.) Andy Klein

This is not Tsui's best film by a substantial margin, but it's immense fun.

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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.

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67

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker

Ultimately feels hollow and slapdash.

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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.

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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.

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60

Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard

Makes for compulsive viewing even though its noirish plot doesn't make a lick of sense.

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60

New York Magazine Peter Rainer

It's an opulent, if instantly disposable, kinetic joyride.

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50

Variety David Stratton

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

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Flashy but uninvolving crime thriller.

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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.

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40

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Sometimes come together exquisitely.

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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.

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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.

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38

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.

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