Chinese Box

In either case, the message is more worthy of a fortune cookie than a feature-length movie:.... ... Full Review

Overall, Chinese Box has to be considered a failure, simply because it achieves so few of its own clearly implied goals. Yet it's a failure that bodes well for Wang's future work. ... Full Review

Sometimes the film screams its premise:....The editing and cinematography is as chaotic and charismatic as the city it captures.....Jeremy Irons, looking increasingly gaunt, is at his best when driven and destroyed by his obsessions....Salsa artist Ruben Blades is enjoyable as a vagabond photojournalist bunking with John..... ... Full Review

In all this interaction, Wang and his colleagues, who include his awesomely talented cinematographer Vilko Filac, who incorporates great documentary-like shots of actual events, charge "Chinese Box" with ambiguity and emotion about Hong Kong's past, present and future. ... Full Review

Like the other better bits of the film, however, he serves as more of a background piece to the less than involving central plot. If you or someone in your home wishes to see this film, you may want to take a closer look at the content to determine if it's appropriate. ... Full Review

Chinese Box is not a terrible film - it offers a series of semi-satisfying moments for those who crave a sudsy romantic tragedy This is one of those films where the background elements are far more interesting than those in the foreground. ... Full Review

So, it's the little things that make Chinese Box worthwhile; Gong Li imitating Marlene Dietrich in front of a TV, Blades singing little love songs, all of Maggie Cheung's scenes. Wang succeeds in giving us a very good idea what it's like there, from the back alleys to the main streets. ... Full Review