Review of 2046 (2004) by Mark E — 22 Jun 2008

Wong Kar Wai is all about setting lush moods and telling stories that are long on text but short on character development. Not much ever really happens but that was actually a good thing in his early work.

He's still one of the greatest directors working today but I feel his movies are getting a little thinner and longer than they need to be. I was ready for this to end several times before he finally did so.

Part of it might have been deliberate to echo the struggle Chow had to find a happy ending to 2047 but I was starting to lose a little interest.