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  • Summary: Hired to spy on a philandering husband, Luo Haitao soon becomes entangled in a clandestine affair with the other man. Along with Luo's girlfriend, they succumb to the delirium of drunken nights, but how long can their tryst last?
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. 70
    Because of the movie's episodic structure and lack of expository detail, the visuals bear the greatest narrative burden.
  2. 60
    All that's left is to enjoy the ravishing visuals, which range from gorgeously dusky scenes of semidarkness to the sort of smeary neon palettes that Wong Kar-wai has virtually patented.
  3. Reviewed by: Maggie Lee
    60
    Artistically uneven, emotionally strained but at times sullenly poetic depiction of a sexually confused love pentangle.
  4. The indoor scenes are so dark that you can barely make out the outlines of the bodies, much less distinguish who is who. Because almost half the film is this dim, it makes for a frustrating viewing experience. The jerky cinematography compounds the irritation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 1 out of 1
  1. Uh? Yeah watched it, got nothing. Said it was a story about rising up against your government? It was a bunch of random confusing gay sex scenes. There is nothing to gain on this movie but age on your life from watching it. Sorry director, go back to filming and try it again. Expand