Review of Beijing Bicycle (2001) by Adam S — 18 Feb 2011
Wang Xiaoshuai's "Beijing Bicycle".
With "Beijing Bicycle" comes another motion picture dealing with class structure and the economics of capitalism and communism. However, Wang Xiaoshuai's choice of repeating certain scenes along with long pauses without any dialogue works against the film rather than enhance it.
"Beijing Bicycle" is basically a retooling of Vittorio De Sica's "The Bicycle Thief", one of the greatest films of all time. That latter, however, accomplishes far more in its 93-minute running time than Wang's meandering 113-minute effort. After a while, you almost want to talk back to the screen and say, "I got the message! Now, would you please move along?".
"Beijing Bicycle" is a nice effort but in the end overstays its welcome. The film could use a little more time in the editing room.
This review of Beijing Bicycle (2001) was written by Adam S on 18 Feb 2011.
Beijing Bicycle has generally received positive reviews.
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