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In the Mood for Love
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MPAA RATING: PG for thematic elements and brief language
Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Lai Chen, Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung, Ping Lam Siu, and Rebecca Pan
Chow Mo-wan rents a room in a Hong Kong apartment building. It's sheer coincidence that he moves in the same day that Su Li-zhen moves in next door. They never have a real conversation until Mr. Chow realizes that their respective spouses are having an affair. This discovery shocks both of them. Mr. Chow, feeling hurt and wishing to understand how the affair happened, begins finding excuses to spend time with Mrs. Chan. (USA Films)
| GENRE(S): | Romance |
| WRITTEN BY: | Wong Kar-Wai |
| DIRECTED BY: | Wong Kar-Wai |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 26, 2002 Video: July 31, 2001 Theatrical: February 2, 2001 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 90 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | France / Hong Kong |
| LANGUAGE(S): | Cantonese (with English subtitles) |
Original title "Hua yang nian hua"
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.6 (out of 10) based on 25 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
R G gave it a10:
there is no director like wong kar wai who in every movie explores the stale and done state of love. but somehow he makes this theme more beautiful every movie and this movie is the pinecale of films about love. there is no sure way to describe this movie to someone because of the seemingly thin plot and its experience. somehow one has to create their own definition to be engaged with it. the details that every shot contains begs multiple viewings and the cinematic response to the repeated settings and music is something of an awe experience. hands down one of the best movies of the new mellenium.
David H. gave it a10:
Moving, erotic and beautiful. I haven't enjoyed a film so much in a long long time. The abstract ending just about gets away with it. The male lead is particularly compelling, the soundtrack is superb and and the photography is beautifully grainy and organic (DEATH TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY).
Fikret gave it a3:
I guess my challange is to try to understand why there are so many people who fell in love with this movie. No plot, meaningless scenes (Cambodia scenes), slow, and a stupid ending. I can't resist but ask the questions: is it the romantic music that made people love this movie? or do they just think that they're supposed to love this movie like we were told to find the "Mona Lisa smile" amazing?
John gave it a10:
An absolutely spectacular movie, one of the very best films of the 2000s... (I wish I could say the same for 2046, which was so unexpectedly awful I still can't believe (apart from the visual style and casting) was the same director)... Still, In the Mood for Love is one of the most hauntingly romantic movies I have ever seen. It's a genuine masterpiece and can be appreciated by anyone... without ADD.
Keaton K. gave it a10:
Wong's peerless masterpiece, this film is a harrowingly romantic and lyrical meditation on unrequited love, memory, and repression.
J.C. gave it a1:
Nothing happens. This is not a good thing. Everything is completely repetitive to the point of mind-numbing boredom, even the music (which was nice at first) repeats until its annoying. Do people really like this movie or do they just think they're supposed to?
Paula W. gave it a10:
Stylish and full of exquisite feeling, this film is ninety minutes of pure, distilled longing.

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