Drama Reviews

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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) One of the greatest movies ever made? 2002-03-17 Simon
Blue Spring (2001) Beautiful 2002-03-17 Simon
Where A Good Man Goes (1999) Under-rated and misunderstood 2002-03-04 Simon
Ghost Of The Mirror (1974) Pretty Ghost 2002-03-03 Simon
Bullets Of Love (2001) Surprisingly good movie 2002-02-18 Simon
A Fishy Story (1989) Goofy name, but not a goofy movie 2002-02-05 Simon
King Of Chess (1991) Half a good movie, half a not-so good movie 2002-02-03 Simon
Kikujiro (1999) Delightful little road movie 2002-01-28 Simon
9413 (1998) Interesting if not entirely successful debut 2002-01-18 Simon
Killing End (2001) Poor movie, but Loletta Lee is worth watching 2002-01-17 Simon
The Mistress (1999) Strikingly mature & confident directorial debut 2002-01-15 Simon
Prison on Fire II (1991) "Lacklustre" sequel (always wanted to say that!) 2002-01-08 Simon
Prison On Fire (1987) Strong characters, and convincing portrayal of prison life 2002-01-08 Simon
Sino Dutch War 1661 (2001) Nice story, badly made film 2002-01-06 Simon
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996) Well made but not that interesting 2001-12-19 Simon
Heart Of Dragon (1985) Surprisingly turns out to be quite fantastic 2001-12-17 Simon
Beast Cops (1998) Superbly crafted and performed movie 2001-12-09 Simon
Goodbye Mr. Cool (2001) Mostly boring 2001-12-01 Simon
Hong Kong 1941 (1984) Excellent drama with great performances 2001-11-29 Simon
Love Is Love (1990) Would have been better with a different lead actress 2001-11-27 Simon
A Gambler's Story (2001) A great story 2001-11-24 Simon
Bakery Amour (2001) Pleasant without being particularly exciting 2001-10-21 Simon
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) Quite moving 2001-10-16 Simon
Space Travellers (2000) Very enjoyable hostage-based capers 2001-10-15 Simon
The Soong Sisters (1997) Sumptuous 2001-10-09 Simon
Juliet In Love (2000) Almost unbelievably good 2001-07-18 Simon
Lavender (2000) Loved it 2001-05-27 Simon
Dream Lovers (1986) Not sufficiently filled out 2001-05-27 Simon
Clean My Name, Mr. Coroner! (2000) Well made, intelligent film 2001-05-27 Simon
Undercover Blues (2000) Disappointing 2001-05-27 Simon

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