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It's quite sad to see what could have been another classic Wong Kar-Wai movie-in-the-making turns out to be a disappointment. Popular Korean actress Song Hye-Kyo is sadly neglected in a thankless role (thanks to Wong Kar-Wai for cutting off most of her scenes in the editing room) as Ip Man's wife, Zhang Yongcheng. Although he is charismatic enough, he fails to expand his Ip Man character with a satisfying emotional center other than looking cool or broods a lot. Apart from Zhang Ziyi's exceptional performance, it's rather surprising to see the usually-reliable Tony Leung Chiu-Wai doesn't impress much as Ip Man. If that's not insulting enough, the introduction of Chang Chen's The Razor character feels vague and needless altogether. Continuing the trend on pricey stuff yes, beacuse we love the economy xD ironically Thank you, Lainey if it wasnвЂ™t for you mentioning Wong Kar-WaiвЂ™s In the Mood for Love, I wouldnвЂ™t have gone through all the Criterion catalogue and pretended to get a debt buying Criterion because OH HOW I WISH I could buy more of those especially since lately, so-called double-disc. Another biggest problem here is the sudden change of focus from narrating Ip Man story to Gong Er story.

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It's understandable that Wong Kar-Wai's movie is always fragmented but this time, THE GRANDMASTER is way uneven yet unfocused. The second half is hastily stitched together, while burdened by terribly inconsistent pace. to be a third story in his now classic Chungking Express, Fallen Angels has. As for the cast, Zhang Ziyi excels the most as the hotheaded, yet emotionally frustrating Gong Er.

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On the plus side, the first half is particularly engaging. The rest of the technical credits are equally ace - ranging from its elaborate production design to its detailed costume design. Philippe Le Sourd and Song Xiaofei's sumptuous cinematography is nice to look at, while beautifully framed Yuen Woo-Ping's fight choreography with such balletic mix of slow motion and various camera speeds. Likewise, Wong Kar-Wai is always meticulous when comes to distinctive visual flair.

However, after finally watching it, I must say that THE GRANDMASTER turns out to be an overrated effort after all. Fast forward to 2013 (after a string of delays and whatnot), THE GRANDMASTER has came and gone with mostly favorable reviews and successful box office runs.

Fallen Angels Wong Kar Wai 1995 View More Fallen Angels. When director Wong Kar-Wai first announced the project way back in 2002, I bet a lot of die-hard fans are eager to see how the critically-acclaimed art-house director is going to do a big-screen treatment of the legendary Ip Man. Chungking Express Wong Kar Wai 1994 View More Chungking Express. This is a collection of screenshots from film and, to a lesser extent, television that warrant merit. Wong Kar-Wai's 10 years-in-the-making of the so-called Ip Man biopic is exquisitely photographed and blessed with some dazzling fight choreography, but THE GRANDMASTER is mostly a scattershot mess of unfocused direction. Chungking Express (Blu-Ray) Dancer in the Dark. Gallery of movie screencaptures featuring all screencaps tagged Chungking Express.