Days of Being Wild (re-release)
  • Studio: Rim
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2004
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Metascore
96 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critics What's this?

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

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  • Summary: In his first hypnotic backward glance at Hong Kong in 1960, Wong Kar Wai creates a post-modern La Ronde set in a fluorescent labyrinth of cool desperation and unfulfilled need. Against the echoing rhythms of period rumbas, Days of Being Wild (1991) tracks a half dozen characters through their individual searches for intimate connection. (Kino International)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    It's inexplicable that Wong's early masterpiece has been virtually absent from American screens since he completed it in 1991.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Sometimes cinema's highest achievements become clear only in retrospect. Days of Being Wild--now clearly revealed as one of the peaks of Hong Kong filmmaking and a masterwork of contemporary cinema giant Wong.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Carla Meyer
    100
    Superb.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not credited)
    80
    After years of work-for-hire, writer-director Wong Kar-wai found his creative voice, discovered his themes and styles, and solidified his collaborative creative team with this brilliant examination of one-way love and crashed relationships. (Review of Original Release)

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. RG
    10
    one of the best movies i have ever seen and he keeps getting better with each i m not sure how that is possible every second of thsis movie is dripped in dealing with time and mix of emotions.… Expand
  2. BrianM
    10
    This and 2046 speak very loudly to a certain group of people. If you haven't been there, I wouldn't expect you to understand. To those it have, it's powerful stuff.… Expand
  3. TNgo
    10
    Just wonderful! I especially loved its meditation on time.
  4. tugrul
    7
    Can not tie unconnected stories into a central theme. "Birds without legs" imagery is forced. Narrative is Inconsistent (use of several inner voices, addressing the audience). Caricature eccentric mother, a girl starting with a dramatic effect but ending up as a meek character...
    Promises something but clearly over-valued.    … Expand

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