Natalie Portman!, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law

Cat Power was a nice surprise

A pretty solid movie. The beginning, in the cafe with Norah Jones and Jude Law is the high point of the film. Hands down. I expected this to be the battle of the bad fake accents, but in the context of the movie nothing was really that bad. Some parts kinda fall flat. I wasn't a fan of the Natalie Portman gambling bit, but everything else is quite strong. I should also say that the film is visually gorgeous, and has inspired me to look into Wong's previous work.

I fought it all the way but Wong got me again. bastard. I still hope to never see Norah Jones in another movie.

Loved its beautiful imagery and sweet poignancy. Hated Weisz's overacting (maybe I'm alone in this, but she just grated on my nerves), while I found Jones's naiveté a bit sweet and refreshing. Yes, it doesn't measure up to the brilliant Chungking Express, which I couldn't help but be reminded of, but it can stand on its own.

A movie that is so obviously about cinematic style shouldn't be so careless about aesthetics. Although wonderfully filmed, the visual content is just plain ugly.

Wow, among WKW's worst. They weren't joking. Natalie Portman was decent, but Norah Jones was so intolerable and so was Jude Law.

This movie is so beautiful, that it leaves me breathless behind the screen for moments. It is the right decision for those cold and cozy winter afternoons, when your heart yearns for melancholic tender loving care. Just wonderful in any way.

A strange one from Wong. Not for its content, all his trademarks are here, but rather because it doesn't all come together perfectly. For his first film in America he's embracing that American tradition of the road movie and never fully gets it leapfroging from place to place without any real feeling of progression. This isn't helped by Norah Jones as when we get to the end we're told she's changed and yet we see no change in her performance. As watchable and gorgeous as it is forgettable.

My GOD Natalie Portman is terrible in EVERYTHING. I was captivated until she showed up.

Norah Jones' casting is as random as they come, but she turns out decently, not that the character asks for much anyway. The problem is this all feels like covered ground for Wong, sometimes I just felt I was watching Chungking Express way more than I would've liked to. It's still pretty fun to watch if you're not in the nitpicking mood, or if you wonder how a Wong film would turn out without any Honkers in it.

I hated this movie. I hated the framing with things always in the way of the main subject and the plot was lifeless and dull. I struggled to stay awake.

sub par drama who's highlights are only the scenes with jude law. portman was really annoying and strathairn was tolerable. the major flaw in this movie is with the constant slow motion with a choppy frame rate, i'm sure it was intentional, but that doesn't stop it from being horribly dissatisfying. the writing was iffy and the story wasn't that bad at all, but moving forward i wouldn't have high expectations from wai wong.

It's got all my favorite actresses and Norah Jones isn't bad, but there's not much of a script or story here. Wong Kar Wai needs to learn how to fill out a world and story, instead of just acting out a skeleton plot.