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
Nang Nak (2000)	Definite recommendation	2012-05-25	Simon
Samsara (2001)	Mixed views	2003-06-07	Simon
Pretty Ghost (1991)	Not particularly recommended	2002-04-08	Simon
Ghost Of The Mirror (1974)	Pretty Ghost	2002-03-03	Simon
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1996)	Well made but not that interesting	2001-12-19	Simon
Dream Lovers (1986)	Not sufficiently filled out	2001-05-27	Simon
One Nite In Mongkok (2004)	Skillfully woven tale	2004-06-12	Simon
Butterfly Lovers (2008)	Might have enjoyed it more if UK DVD wasn't so misleading	2012-05-03	Simon
Summer Breeze Of Love (2002)	Utterly banal	2003-03-07	Simon
The Killer's Love (1993)	Just awful	2020-08-13	Simon
Satorare (2001)	Rubbish	2003-02-06	Simon
2046 (2004)	Largely a waste of time for all concerned	2005-07-29	Simon
Flaming Brothers (1987)	Utterly dreadful	2009-09-04	Simon
The Love Eterne (1963)	Guess I don't like Huangmei Opera!	2004-01-19	Simon
The Venus' Tear Diamond (1971)	May entertain some, but not my cup of tea	2005-07-06	Simon
My Wife Is A Gangster II (2003)	Sequel that completely misses the charms of the original	2004-01-12	Simon
The Grandmaster (2013)	Incoherent and overblown	2013-04-07	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
Love Is Elsewhere (2008)	...read review...	2008-04-02	Simon
Yesterday Once More (2004)	Formulaic	2007-04-24	Simon
Padmaavat (2018)	Looks pretty but weak in most other respects	2021-06-28	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Love For All Seasons (2003)	Forgettable	2003-04-07	Simon
Room in Rome (2010)	One room, one night	2024-05-01	Simon
She's On Duty (2005)	not much you won't have seen before	2012-05-25	Simon
An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984)	DVD missing nearly half the film?	2004-10-12	Simon
Bakery Amour (2001)	Pleasant without being particularly exciting	2001-10-21	Simon
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)	Pretty, but a little vacant	2008-02-15	Simon
The Fruit Is Ripe III (1999)	Pretty ladies take clothes off.	2001-12-24	Simon
Treasure Hunt (1994)	Worth watching for the good bits	2002-02-03	Simon