Review of Chungking Express (1994) by Jack D — 21 May 2010

Good characters in a boring story. Plus it didn't help that the filmmaking technique gave me a headache.

This review of Chungking Express (1994) was written by Jack D on 21 May 2010.

Chungking Express has generally received very positive reviews.

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