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71 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Set in the neon-washed underworld of present-day Hong Kong, Fallen Angels intertwines two exhilarating tales of love and isolation in a blitz of ultra-hip style and classical cinematic sensibilities. (Kino International)

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    100
    Even Wong's detractors, who consider him more stylist than auteur, will have a tough time dismissing the extraordinary emotional depth he achieves here.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    90
    An exhilarating rush of a movie, with all manner of go-for-broke visual bravura that expresses perfectly the free spirits of his bold young people. [22 May 1998, Pg.F9]
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    60
    Fallen Angels certainly abounds in visual pizazz, clever in jokes and trendy pop references, but such things can carry a movie only so far.

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