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
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)	Seminal work of sublime beauty	2002-12-01	Simon
Adrenaline Drive (1999)	Highly recommended!	2003-02-01	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
As Tears Go By (1988)	...read review...	2021-05-12	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Bakery Amour (2001)	Pleasant without being particularly exciting	2001-10-21	Simon
Bombay (1995)	Heavy handed but hits its target	2022-08-25	Simon
Breaking The Waves (1996)	Traumatising	2024-03-22	Simon
Broken Embraces (2009)	One of Almodóvar's more grown up films	2022-01-12	Simon
Bullets Of Love (2001)	Surprisingly good movie	2002-02-18	Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008)	Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading	2012-05-03	Simon
Cape No. 7 (2008)	Tourism boost for Southern Taiwan	2008-11-08	Simon
Castaway on the Moon (2009)	A beautiful piece of magical realism	2021-04-25	Simon
Chungking Express (1994)	Perfect mix of pop and art	2003-06-14	Simon
Citizen Dog (2004)	Thailand's answer to AMELIE	2005-01-12	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Crazy n' The City (2005)	An odd little film	2005-12-31	Simon
Days of Being Wild (1990)	Beautiful but perhaps a little boring	2005-07-17	Simon
Dil Se (1998)	Not your average Bollywood romance	2022-03-12	Simon
Dragons Forever (1988)	Classic 80's action/comedy	2006-07-19	Simon
Dream Lovers (1986)	Not sufficiently filled out	2001-05-27	Simon
Dreaming Lhasa (2007)	Quite enjoyable	2012-06-07	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
Fallen Angels (1995)	Love it or hate it, but be sure to see it	2005-07-16	Simon
Fight Back To School (1991)	Slick, shallow and silly Stephen Chiau vehicle	2012-11-12	Simon
Fist Of Fury 1991 II (1992)	Solid sequel	2023-05-02	Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987)	Utterly dreadful	2009-09-04	Simon
Flirting Scholar (1993)	Very funny	2006-01-07	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon