Reviews from Hong Kong

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
9413 (1998)	Interesting if not entirely successful debut	2002-01-18	Simon
A War Named Desire (2000)	Stylish gangster tale	2013-01-13	Simon
Aberdeen (2014)	Quietly, gently, beautifully devastating	2020-02-22	Simon
Ashes Of Time (1994)	A work of art	2002-04-14	Simon
Chungking Express (1994)	Perfect mix of pop and art	2003-06-14	Simon
Dangerous Encounter - 1st Kind (1980)	Controversial	2020-08-02	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Dog Bite Dog (2006)	Refreshingly Bleak	2006-11-28	Simon
Fallen Angels (1995)	Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it	2005-07-16	Simon
In The Mood For Love (2000)	Not in the mood?	2005-07-20	Simon
Isabella (2006)	Quite a change of style	2006-08-05	Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)	Masterpiece	2001-05-27	Simon
Jiang Hu: The Triad Zone (2000)	Not quite as topical as it once was, but still exceptional	2022-06-24	Simon
Juliet In Love (2000)	Almost unbelievably good	2001-07-18	Simon
King Of Chess (1991)	Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie	2002-02-03	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
Made in Hong Kong (1997)	...read review...	2023-08-27	Simon
Not One Less (1999)	Manipulative but good	2013-02-09	Simon
Rave Fever (1999)	clever, multi-threaded and non-linear	2006-01-07	Simon
Running On Karma (2003)	Repeat viewings mandatory	2012-10-12	Simon
The Blade (1995)	Tsui Hark reinvents himself again	2005-10-30	Simon
The Bride With White Hair (1993)	One of the most beautiful and tragic wu xia films	2013-01-03	Simon
The Butterfly Murders (1979)	Tsui Hark's first film	2020-08-17	Simon
The Drummer (2007)	More enjoyable than I'd expected.	2008-02-24	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
The Midnight After (2014)	Uneven and ultimately a bit unsatisfying	2015-01-17	Simon
The Mistress (1999)	Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut	2002-01-15	Simon
The Moss (2008)	Overly self-indulgent	2008-11-25	Simon
The Odd One Dies (1997)	Quirky, cool tale of damaged characters	2013-01-06	Simon