Romance 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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Ghost Of The Mirror (1974)	Pretty Ghost	2002-03-03	Simon
Ghostly Bus (1995)	Marvellous low budget gem	2002-03-10	Simon
God Of Gamblers III : Back To Shanghai (1991)	Almost no gambling, but lots of silly comedy	2020-06-21	Simon
Gorgeous (1999)	Sweet and well produced romantic comedy starring Shu Qi	2002-02-07	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	In retrospect this was a wuxia classic	2024-01-01	Simon
House Of Flying Daggers (2004)	Beautiful to look at	2004-10-12	Simon
Iceman Cometh (1989)	Essential for fans of Yuen Biao or Yuen Wah	2005-08-08	Simon
In The Mood For Love (2000)	Not in the mood?	2005-07-20	Simon
Jamon Jamon (1992)	...read review...	2021-11-27	Simon
Juliet In Love (2000)	Almost unbelievably good	2001-07-18	Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)	Beatifully filmed	2000-10-16	Simon
Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000)	Commercial cinema at its finest.	2022-03-06	Simon
Last Letter (2018)	Another gem from Shunji Iwai	2021-05-30	Simon
Last Life in the Universe (2003)	A more conventionally arthouse film than the director's earlier work	2021-06-27	Simon
Lavender (2000)	Loved it	2001-05-27	Simon
Lost And Found (1996)	Really quite moving	2021-06-13	Simon
Love Battlefield (2004)	Best HK film of 2004	2006-01-08	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
Love For All Seasons (2003)	Forgettable	2003-04-07	Simon
Love in a Puff (2010)	A very ordinary love story	2020-06-22	Simon
Love Is Elsewhere (2008)	...read review...	2008-04-02	Simon
Love Letter (1995)	Beautifully crafted, haunting movie. Iwai is a master of his art!	2002-04-17	Simon
Love On Delivery (1994)	Enjoyable	2006-11-30	Simon
Lovers Of The Arctic Circle (1998)	Dreamlike	2022-05-12	Simon
Magadheera (2009)	Fun tale of reincarnated lovers	2022-06-06	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
My Left Eye Sees Ghosts (2002)	Solid rom-com in the Milkyway formula	2006-01-08	Simon