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Fallen Angels (Hong Kong)

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Fallen Angels (Hong Kong) (1996)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:19

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Acclaimed director Kar-Wai's neo-noir fantasy about a hitman who is disturbed to realize that he is falling for his partner. Throw into the mix a mysterious drifter who is searching for her... Acclaimed director Kar-Wai's neo-noir fantasy about a hitman who is disturbed to realize that he is falling for his partner. Throw into the mix a mysterious drifter who is searching for her ex-boyfriend and a humorous mute, and the results are an ingenious blend of art and entertainment, set amidst Hong Kong's bleak, urban landscape. One of the decade's most influential foreign films. [More]

Starring: Leon Lai, Michele Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung

Starring: Leon Lai, Michele Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Yeung, Karen Mok

Director: Kar-Wai Wong

Director: Kar-Wai Wong
Screenwriter: Kar-Wai Wong
Producer: Jeff Lau
Composer: Frankie Chan, Roel A. Garcia

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Reviews for Fallen Angels (Hong Kong)

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Photographed by expat Australian Christopher Doyle, Fallen Angels is cinematic exuberance in the hands of a confident filmmaker who builds a montage, and serves you a smorgasbord of images and characters that inhabit a world you are invited to experience.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
12/14/07
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The film is Wong's most visually striking, with Wong and Doyle constantly inventing intoxicating new angles for every shot.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
10/21/08
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

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Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
01/18/08
David Fear
David Fear
Time Out New York
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/20/07
Time Out

A brilliantly innovative filmmaker who gets his feelings across through the cheeky and sometimes surreal visuals and his cool style of filmmaking.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/05/07
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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08/07/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Fallen Angels lunges and chases after its rapidly receding subjects, looking to capture and preserve a trace of their presence before the sun rises and the shadows fade.

Full Review Source: Not Coming to a Theater Near You | comment Comment
02/05/05
Leo Goldsmith
Leo Goldsmith
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Stylish and mesmerizing... Equals the poignance of Chungking Express.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/02/04
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

There’s a lot more to Wong Kar-Wai than tremendous cinematic skill and distinctive style. He’s got something to say about the modern condition.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/27/03
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

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07/30/03
TV Guide's Movie Guide
N/R

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Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Like Wong's film stock, whose meager latitude won't let the eye deep into the image, Wong's characters, all 20-something slackers and grotesques, have the same lack of depth.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Karen Achenbach
Karen Achenbach
Boxoffice Magazine

An exhilarating rush of a movie, with all manner of go-for-broke visual bravura that expresses perfectly the free spirits of [Wong's] bold young people.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Full Review Source: Mike Bracken's Horror Films | comment Comment
02/14/01
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken
Mike Bracken's Horror Films

Fallen Angels is more challenging visually than any mainstream Hollywood film I've ever seen.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Wong brings tremendous vigor and audacity to the effort, asking us to question the most basic rules of storytelling and commercial filmmaking.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

Aptly demonstrates [Wong's] unique, undecipherable charm.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Examiner
N/R

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01/01/00
Gemma Files
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It has a life of its own, thanks to Wong's over-the-top blend of John Woo-like violence and almost surreal humor.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Wong has used practically every cinematic element available to him to create a mood of love gone off the track, drawn-out wishes, time passing emptily, and disconnection.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Peter Henne
Peter Henne
Film Journal International
 
 
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