It was a bit strange to see Takeshi Kaneshiro in this movie, but he did a good job with his given character. Personally, I have never understood the hype about Brigette Lin, but hey, a matter a personal preference, I suppose.
But also noteworthy here was Faye Wong - also in the second story. As a fan of Tony Leung, I must admit that the appeal to the second story had a big part of him being in it, as he always do great jobs with the movies he is in. Which leaves me to comment on the acting. The camera-work and the angles of the shots were just superb, and there was a very dynamic feel to the scenes in both the stories. As for the cinematography, well then they really did a good job here. It is just different - story-wise, that is. I am not saying that "Chungking Express" is a bad movie, far from it. "Chungking Express" is not the type of Hong Kong movie that will appeal just to anyone, it certainly didn't sit all that well with me, and I must admit that I have seen many more movies from Hong Kong that far outshines this one. Whereas the second story with the police officer and the waitress turned out to be much more appealing for me, as it was funnier and had a more coherent red thread throughout its course. The first story with the drug trafficking ring came off as too hastily put together, because there weren't any satisfactory ending to it, in my opinion. Sure there were some really great scenes and some good ideas put to the screen, but overall the two stories told here were not just exceptional. The movie just didn't leave that much of a lasting impression on me. And now that I have seen it, I must say that this movie really wasn't one that stood out that much in my opinion. The reason for this? Well, I just never got around to it, despite having heard all the good things about this movie. Oddly enough it is not before 2013 that I got around to watching "Chungking Express", despite being a huge fan of Hong Kong cinema and having lived and worked in Hong Kong as well. I didn't find the first 1/3 interesting at all, but the last portion was captivating.
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But, later, she began rearranging the house and even adding fish to his aquarium! It just kept getting weirder and weirder and it was strange seeing a lady who was less a stalker and more a lady who pleasured from living secretly in the cop's apartment while he was working! Instead of telling you more, I recommend you see it for yourself but feel free to SKIP the first 1/3 of the movie. So fascinated that she broke into his home. Then, she became fascinated with the cop (why, we don't really know).
They asked me what I was watching and I honestly told them I didn't know! In the beginning, this lady spent all her time dancing to the same song again and again (and frankly, I was starting to get sick of the song California DREAMIN' as a result). In fact, I laughed at quite a few of the STRANGE things she did-so much that my wife and daughter came over to watch as well. The sheer bizarreness of the lady in the restaurant kept me watching. It somehow kept me interested and so I continued watching. In fact, I was about to turn off the video when the very weird romance (?) story began concerning the cop who had been in a relationship with the stewardess. The first 1/3 of the movie did absolutely nothing for me.
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