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2046

2046

2004
Romance, Drama
2h 9m
Picking up where "In the Mood for Love" left off, 2046 is a visually seductive reverie of memory and regret, refracted through a serial womanizer's experiences with six women. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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2046

2004
Romance, Drama
2h 9m
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Rated 15 May 2018
81
90th
Me: That was so beautiful and touching. Wife: What was it about? Me: Yes.
Rated 08 Jan 2020
6
98th
Wong pushes the emotional geography of his films (in which longing is expressed in the character of physical space) to its limit, creating a non-space that's strictly symbolic and completely out of time, as our protagonist journeys through his memories of lost loves (real and imagined). It's as much a journey through Wong's own films as well, with characters and visual allusions from previous work scattered throughout. For the uninitiated, it might be incoherent; as an acolyte, I adored it.
Rated 08 Dec 2006
82
73rd
I don't really like this as much as Chungking Express or Fallen Angels, but it's interesting. The cinematography is gorgeous, of course.
Rated 13 Feb 2007
82
85th
While I think In the Mood for Love is a better film, I really enjoyed this one. It's just as gorgeous and graceful as its predecessor, with a very imaginative approach that makes up for its lack of focus and cohesiveness. The soundtrack is also very beautiful.
Rated 19 Jan 2009
88
90th
One of those films where the visuals are so beautiful and captivating that they're reason enough to watch. The story's told in an somewhat convoluted manner, but it's not too hard to follow and it's the film's emotional aspect that's most important anyway. Even when you're not sure where things are going you can always sense what the characters are feeling and a lot is said in simple looks and actions.
Rated 02 Aug 2010
90
88th
A visually stunning film with an enrapturing mood. It is a psychological test to the viewer, as each color scheme and shot is so well calculated, it forces out an emotional response before a word is even uttered. The viewer is seduced by the beautiful women that surrounds our protagonist, but we feel just as melancholy and empty as he by their graces.
Rated 26 Apr 2011
83
86th
Sumptuously sensual - the mood was truly beautiful. Very lyrical in it's slow meditation on how life refuses to work out as perfectly as a script. If only they could have handled some of the more gimmicky aspects with the same subtlety.
Rated 31 Oct 2014
80
86th
More or less on par with 'In the Mood For Love'. Tony Leung, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi act their butts off, but Wong Kar Wai and his cinematographer Christopher Doyle are the real stars. The "sci-fi segment" doesn't take up much of the running time, and arguably it should have been done away with altogether, because - a few stunning shots aside - most of it was really lame.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
5th
Self-conscious, pretentious, empty
Rated 19 Aug 2007
95
85th
What a beautiful film. Visual storytelling at its finest. Ziyi Zhang gives an amazing performance as Bai Ling, which I honestly didn't expect. If you're unsure about watching this film, watch it for her.
Rated 14 Feb 2008
70
78th
I'm giving this a high mark to try and seem clever and sensitive. It was eerie and beautiful and I'd watch it again.
Rated 06 Aug 2008
81
56th
I was lost most of the time (I was sure the guy at the desk said 1946, silly me), but it didn't really matter. Beautiful to wander through. Can I have a sad little liaison with him, too, please?
Rated 06 Jul 2009
100
99th
I'm apparently on the minority side, but I think 2046 is not only as good as In the Mood for Love, but a masterpiece by its own right. It has to be watched at the right place and the right time, but if you do so, you certainly won't regret it.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
80
65th
Just as gorgeous as In The Mood For Love, although not as impacting. Unfortunately, I think the science fiction portion of the story shouldn't have been worked in.
Rated 08 Aug 2017
86
86th
The link between Wong's early career of slice-of-life romances and his more ambitious latter days. He traps many ideas about the romantic knots of nostalgia and creativity in the dense net of narrative ambiguities, but its cerebral tilt doesn't betray the emotive essence that drives the movie, even as it batters Wong's legacy. It may be one of the most complex romances of all time, pairing the abstract emotionality of The Double Life of Veronique with the volatile passions of Godard's Contempt.
Rated 29 Jan 2018
78
89th
2046 proves undoubtedly that Wong Kar Wai is a fancy director of melodrama. It's arguably his most beautiful film--the color balancing is extraordinary and the cinematography surely ranks among the best of the 00's--and the complicated, time shifting narrative adds much needed depth to WKW's sensualist style which can be overly simplistic. It's also his finest work, a ravishing melancholy meditation on the relationship between time, love and memory that is rich in texture and mood.
Rated 25 Feb 2019
20
5th
Everything from the shot composition to the narrative structure to the character dialog and pacing is just dumb and indulgent. I dislike just about every aesthetic choice aside from the beautiful lighting and clearly mixed dialog.
Rated 13 Oct 2019
27
2nd
Woefully indulgent, irritatingly obtuse drama (with awkward sci-fi elements) is perhaps better left to the Kar-Wai faithful: mix of obscure, convoluted relationship dramas with a monotonous overly explanatory voice-over makes for a singularly deadening experience. Leung's laborious performance, contrasting with the shrill performances from all the women in his life, point to the problem with Kar-Wai's style - there is constantly either too much or too little of everything.
Rated 01 Sep 2020
70
70th
What the lead has in charisma is wasted due to his arrogance, conceit, and stupidity. The principal themes are loss and regret. It is a good production with haunting music and beautiful female love interests. Faye Wong owned this movie and gave a memorable playful performance. Chow walking away from her was perplexing and his biggest regret. The editing was choppy at times and the story jumps around. Poor English subtitles. Some good atmosphere. Overall, it was engaging and worthwhile.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
15
0th
incomprehensible
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
99th
The dialogue is beautiful, the characters are strongly drawn and sympathetic, and the mixture of the real and the written world come together perfectly.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
61st
This is a tentative review. I have to revisit this one to fully make up my mind about it, but I think I'll watch In the Mood for Love first.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
72nd
A relatively worthy successor to "In The Mood For Love" but nowhere near as good. However, Wong Kar Wai still makes a film better than a good 90% of the movies released in 2005.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
69th
Wong Kar Wai can do no wrong, evocative, beautifully acted, and beautifully filmed.
Rated 17 Nov 2007
30
30th
a poor complement to its beautiful predecessor.
Rated 10 Mar 2008
80
69th
Having seen Fallen Angels before this, I was amazed by how Wong Kar Wai managed to go from the sleaziest ambience germinating some profound elegance to the exact opposite--a sort of rotting eloquence. However, it drags on at times and takes at least an hour to draw the viewer fully in. This seems to be among his weaker works.
Rated 11 Mar 2008
85
85th
Naturally visually stunning, but the plot is surprisingly good too. A bit too disjointed for it's own good though.
Rated 12 Mar 2008
80
83rd
Would have been better if the plot didn't jump around so much but it was still good.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
74
90th
One of perhaps two films that have imparted a feeling of weightlessness. Your whole body slowly, slowly sinks.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
20
3rd
this is so boring
Rated 23 Mar 2009
84
71st
Great film and ensemble hampered by an all over the place story. Still, film makes it up for it with the mastery of Wong Kar Wai's visuals.
Rated 13 Apr 2009
4
71st
"A languid, shimmering mood piece from a master stylist, with some of Asia's finest actors at their peak."
Rated 15 Apr 2009
73
67th
More complicated to follow than In the Mood for Love, but with the same sensual, graceful cinematography and excellent use of music. The main character has become harder to identify with as compared with In the Mood for Love, so combining that with the sometimes confusing plot left me with many questions at the end, but nevertheless it was a pleasant experience again. Oh and, Ziyi Zhang is incredibly sexy.
Rated 29 Apr 2009
79
82nd
Reviewing. Stunning visuals, multiple storylines penetrating boldly on each other. I liked the non-linear storytelling and multiple (and similar) names on different characters, though it was a bit difficult to put everything in right order in the end. In the stories and in real life some characters represented different than they appeared to be (sometimes even mixing the sexes). The story is only marginally scifi.
Rated 26 Sep 2009
93
68th
Wong Kar Wai's 2046 is often referred to as the director's take on sci-fi, but this relentlessly moody tale of a pulp fiction writer who's books are inspired by his troubled life deals with none of the usual themes of science fiction and shouldn't be judged on it's merits as such. At heart, the film is a character sketch. Production is flawless, from sound to acting to the incredible cinematography, but the editing is obscure sometimes needlessly and the film requires a few viewings to absorb.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
68
57th
More complicated to follow than In the Mood for Love, but with the same sensual, graceful cinematography and excellent use of music. The main character has become harder to identify with as compared with In the Mood for Love, so combining that with the sometimes confusing plot left me with many questions at the end, but nevertheless it was a pleasant experience again. Oh and, Ziyi Zhang is incredibly sexy.
Rated 22 Jan 2010
84
85th
While it doesn't live up to In the Mood For Love, 2046 is very good. Once again, Kar Wai Wong crafts a visually stunning film, and the disjointed narrative is a fascinating addition. The soundtrack was spectacular and the performances were top-notch. Unfortunately, I found too few characters that were even remotely likable, and the narrative did get away from itself from time to time.
Rated 01 Mar 2010
80
91st
Vague, ephemeral, elusive. Secretive, melancholic, runic. It could only come from Wong Kar-Wei. So characteristic is the decor, the sartorial splendor, the frames within frames, the repetition. I've read comparisons with Resnais but it reminded more of Max Ophuls --a continuous cycle of asynchronous lovers.
Rated 15 Mar 2010
8
79th
Beautiful
Rated 30 Apr 2010
86
88th
I liked it more than "In the mood for love". The story is more complex and at least for me was more watchable and understandable. But maybe I have to watch the other one again...
Rated 17 May 2010
5
80th
The future idea seemed like more of a reason for Doyle/Wong to go crazy with lighting and digital effects than anything that needed to be here, but it's a satisfying tale. Full of the doomed romances and heartache this guy specializes in. And it has one of my favorite Chinese actors, Li Gong! Always thought she'd fit into a Wong flick nicely.
Rated 25 Jun 2010
81
74th
It's got a lot of style and a lot of interesting elements. Lovely cinematography backed by a great soundtrack. There are a lot of different sections, corresponding to different women and often it seems like there's no real method for switching between them. It's not awful for this, but can certainly be jarring.
Rated 01 Dec 2010
80
86th
If I had to live the rest of my life in a film, I would probably chose one by Wong Kar Wai. In many aspects, the most profound visual beauty on film.
Rated 21 Feb 2011
95
96th
Fucking devastating. How do you make a sequel to the greatest film of all time? Well, you'd have to make it look as good (almost), you'd have to make it convincing (almost), and you'd have to make it either entirely outside of or inside of itself (inside) and you'd also have to have made the first one. Wong Kar Wai fucking rules.
Rated 02 Mar 2011
89
84th
Both touching and upsetting film about how one rebounds from losing the love of one's life. Not a science fiction film.
Rated 06 Apr 2011
85
94th
Pretty good love story spliced with absolutely wonderful images. You should really see Days of Being Wild and In the Mood for Love before seeing this, especially the latter, as this movie follows those.
Rated 06 Jun 2011
82
63rd
Not my favorite Wong Kar Wai, but a fine experience nonetheless.
Rated 07 Jun 2011
80
77th
Although not as perfect as 'In the mood for love', '2046' is still a proof of Wong Kar Wai's huge talent for nursuring one's senses. I am so in love with this way of creating a both griping, entertaining and most of all lyrically beautiful piece of art. It would serve a lot of ambitious directors good to try and understand Wong's use of music and aestethical coherence. Last, but not least, Tony Leung and Gong Li provide us with superb performances, caressing every expression and tone of voice.
Rated 15 Aug 2011
78
80th
Certainly a treat to look at, with a great musical score. It failed to connect with me to any great degree, which I think perhaps was largely due to the slightly messy editing and structure. For me it never quite manages to compete with its epic sibling "In the Mood for Love". Even so, all the performances were great and all-in-all it's a very enjoyable experience.
Rated 05 Nov 2011
65
42nd
"2046" appeals primarily to the senses, instead of the intellect. Wong offers a sublime visual and aural experience throughout, never matched by equally compelling storytelling. Although the futuristic elements are intriguing, at its core, the film remains a rather conventional and not too interesting collection of love stories. And yet, the absolutely brilliant visuals are often enough to conceal the meaninglessness of the plot and pack an emotional impact. Worth-watching, just for that.
Rated 29 Feb 2012
70
76th
It feels like a weird Chinese mix between Quentin Tarantino and the Coen brothers.
Rated 24 Sep 2012
33
5th
Inane and rambling and not even that sexy.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
88
86th
I've never been able to use bittersweet more accurately. Beautiful but cold atmosphere with a disconnected narrative that creates an intense sense of longing that just grows and grows and grows. Honestly it was the only emotional connection I had to film but it was strong enough that I want to re-watch it.
Rated 08 Oct 2013
90
85th
"Love is all a matter of timing." As fascinating as the conceit of the protagonist's novel being a stand in for his method of dealing with his past regrets and potential lost love, it's most engaging when that subject matter is dealt with head on. To a certain point of view, Leung's character will be intensely relatable even when he's frustratingly aloof. It's tragic and beautiful at the same time. They are not strange bedfellows, though, as they often go hand in hand.
Rated 04 Nov 2014
7
68th
Could've easily been better but has some odd directing choices that leave you scratching your head (all the special effects, the 2046 story being integrated into the plot). Tony Leung is a great actor and it's nice to watch him go back and forth.
Rated 22 Dec 2014
60
38th
Beautifully filmed and wonderfully acted but this was diminished by the main character being a twat.
Rated 03 Jun 2015
90
79th
"love is all a matter of timing. it's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late."
Rated 12 Jul 2015
85
84th
The romantic chemistry between the leads is as fiery as it gets, and all the while we're seeing it through perspectives that evoke feeling more than spatial understanding. Even though some of the CG is dated, especially when they're front and center, there's a sequence featuring one that really holds up thanks to it functionally remaining a flurry in the background while an android waits statically in front of it for 1000 years. Another arthouse gem from probably the best director in the world.
Rated 26 Nov 2017
70
56th
I changed my mind: It is from the funny end of WKW but I hate this asshole-sympathetic protagonist
Rated 17 Aug 2018
5
93rd
The who, where, when, and why barely matter in any literal sense. The important thing is the perception that these images and encounters are relative to a shared universe established in Wong's previous films. The future is past, and memories are indistinguishable from fiction. This is his most abstract and impressionist work, so the primitive CGI - used sparingly anyway - actually seems somehow appropriate.
Rated 29 Oct 2020
89
59th
I watched this first, not realizing it was a sequel. Am I the only person in the world that thinks this sequel was better than In The Mood For Love? Trying to rebound from the love of one's life seems far more emotional and devastating than a simple affair that doesn't happen. The sci-fi part was entertaining but seemed sort of random. Similar to In The Mood For Love, I just didn't get attached enough to the characters to rate this any higher. But still an improvement over the first movie.
Rated 11 Jul 2021
85
92nd
Great sequel to one of my favorite films. Tony Leung's character had to move somewhere after ItMfL. A study of his flaws is more interesting. The additional sex doesn't make this better. The time jumps are manageable and I liked the distinct love stories, even the future one (I just find the landscape boring). Zhang Ziyi fills Maggie Cheung's shoes well but can't replace her, though I suppose that's the point. Fav scenes: kissing Black Spider; turning down Zhang in the end.
Rated 24 Jul 2021
3
2nd
a visual treat, but an insidious film. it takes place during the HK riots of 1967, but the main character, an asshole in a Western suit, sits around in his room moping and writing a cringe sci-fi story. a Cantonese speaker, he treats a bunch of Mandarin-speaking women like trash. are we supposed to feel bad for him? what is WKW trying to say about the year 2047 and Hong Kong? there is much i would love if i didn't find the film so difficult politically to swallow. points for robot Faye Wong
Rated 21 Dec 2006
75
33rd
For a film that has virtually everything going for it (a-list actors, top director, beautiful cinematography and exceptional score), the overall product was a bust. Far too tedious and long with no climax.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
45
8th
The concept is great. The application of that concept resulted in the movie needing more... something.
Rated 03 Apr 2007
82
97th
This movie is so amazing..... Amazing story, scene's, main actress, music.... Only for me is loss that I didn't watch it Fa yeung nin wa which is in some way first part of all.... Movie like this you can not watch every day.
Rated 01 May 2007
90
88th
It was just good shit.
Rated 16 May 2007
70
8th
pretty, and slow.
Rated 01 Jul 2007
40
11th
I watched this at home, and I still walked out. Slow as molasses on a snail.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
6th
no plot, no structure. it's just a beautifully shot, self-satisfactory extravaganza. I like Wong kar-Wai, but not this time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
20th
Maybe I just don't get this movie, but I found 2046 from Wong Kar Wai - the director of In the Mood for Love - to be rather boring. This is sort of a sequel to the earlier movie, but it is even slower, and it jumps around even more and I am just not sure what this movie is about. There is as usual very good cinematography, and good acting and lots of beautiful women, but it just doesn't seem to have any storyline or point. AMAZING music though, I'll get the soundtrack!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
95th
Okay, I'm biased. I love WKW's work. That being said, this film may be the most visually stunning and faithful replication of the human experience, besides perhaps ITMFL. Only pet peeve? Product placement.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
31st
great cinematography and acting
Rated 26 May 2008
2
33rd
I've decided I just don't get the appeal of Wong Kar Wai on a fundamental level. The flaming queue starts right over there, do your worst.
Rated 16 Aug 2008
70
27th
Incoherent but mesmerising.
Rated 27 Aug 2008
92
99th
Turkish Write : baska bir dünyada bambaska bir insan. ölümün bile farkli düsünüldügü; yasamin her anini düsünülmesi gereken bir hayat.
Rated 25 Apr 2009
70
29th
Strange, but good. His stories are always nearly touching (just a bit of aloofness and disconnection between the viewer and the movie).
Rated 08 May 2009
75
83rd
Well, not as good as "In the Mood for Love" but a good film anyway.
Rated 28 May 2009
71
79th
Good Movie
Rated 22 Sep 2009
10
22nd
I found it pretentious and pointless. One of the few movies I couldn't watch to the end. Could it be because I missed the other one? We'll never know.
Rated 18 Jul 2010
90
97th
A sublime masterpiece.
Rated 12 Nov 2010
79
40th
Beautifully shot and composed but something about it doesn't quite gel together. Need to watch it again.
Rated 19 Nov 2010
20
41st
"Like In the Mood for Love, 2046 is gorgeous through and through, intoxicating even, but not necessarily in a good way." - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 18 May 2011
55
43rd
While I really love Wong's use of colour and music, I found the narrative too fragmented to be really engaging. If it had focused on one or two of the relationships I think it would have delivered more of an emotional impact. Just as you start to become involved in one story, it moves on to the next, which is quite frustrating. It has its moments though; Ziyi Zhang is brilliant, and it was nice whenever it referred back to In the Mood For Love.
Rated 10 Nov 2011
75
69th
An unconventional, but gorgeous sequel to one of the best films of all time. It follows the prior film's beauty and themes as one long and visually stunning epilogue.
Rated 05 Jan 2012
55
11th
An aesthetically pleasing mess of a film.
Rated 08 Feb 2012
40
24th
Men are such pricks.
Rated 30 Jan 2013
12
96th
Better than in the Mood For Love. A bit convoluted, but with a cast, director and cinematographer as good as this, who cares? The sci-fi bits were a mistake, though. Thankfully there's only less than 5 minutes of them.
Rated 07 Oct 2013
80
64th
80.000
Rated 06 Apr 2014
3
68th
Really slow paced and not really that fascinating till last act.
Rated 13 Jul 2014
65
23rd
İzmit, Haziran'14
Rated 03 Oct 2015
27
16th
Too Nouvelle Vague for me.
Rated 21 Feb 2016
19
99th
Star Rating: ★★★★★
Rated 31 Aug 2016
91
96th
This isn't the experience that In the Mood for Love is, but it's amazing how much of a sequel to that film this one is. It's gorgeous, achingly so, much like most of Wong's work. The way it works through Tony Leung's character feels like a natural extension of the repressive nature of ItMfL. A portrait of an artist struggling with a major event in their life. Beautiful.
Rated 05 Apr 2018
82
45th
Yeah, no. In The Mood For Love was beautifully subtle and sewed plot threads and characters together beautifully while having consistent beautiful visual style and great performances. 2046 in comparison is a disaster - the main character is unrelatable, the relationships are dull, the futuristic storyline clashes in style and meaning, and there's no plot to carry you through, the visual style is a poor copy of ITMFL, and performances are dull.
Rated 06 Apr 2018
65
11th
My probable score for this was '90', but it probably didn't take into account how I would feel about the movie treating women. Androids? Clingy? Crazy? Newp. newp. newp. This was a very self-congratulating 'man is a genius and the women around him are props. Woe to him'. Other than that, yeah, it was well made but had nothing of the subtlety and longing of 'In the Mood for Love'. Oh, and that damned voice-over. I roll my eyes.
Rated 11 Apr 2018
85
59th
Viewed April 10, 2018.
Rated 22 Nov 2018
95
96th
At first, I found the 'sci-fi' element detracted from the core story about Mr Chow's attempt to fill the gap in his life left by having been In the Mood for Love. However, on a second viewing I saw that the digression into the 'future' shed crucial light on the 1960s portions. The triptych together is possibly the greatest cinematic accomplishment of my adult life. It certainly speaks deeply to my own experience.
Rated 02 Mar 2019
2
10th
This is too much Wong Kar Wai
Rated 14 Aug 2019
88
69th
çok güçlü bi sinematografik anlatım. unutmayacağım bir klasik. küçük bir otele sığınıp hüzünlü hikayeler yazan bir yazar. baya Ömer Kavur sinemasına benzettik.

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