ok the last movie i saw was In the Mood for Love cuz it was playing at my local arthouse, and i pride myself on being a woman of discerning taste. and you know, it's a movie that's a classic and everyone loves, and wong kar-wai is kind of considered king of hong kong cinema (at least in the west) but honestly?? kind of a snoozer! don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful film and i think wong has a fantastic eye. the color palette is especially nice, these really lush reds and greens that kind of remind me of Vertigo (an all timer) but i really do not buy the chemistry between the two leads.

i enjoy a story that lets you fill in the gaps but i need SOMETHING like can they kiss??? come on. also did a thing that too many movies do, where it has a bunch of ideas of how it can end and instead of picking the most effective one, they just end the movie three times. there was one cut at the very end that went from that beautiful red/green to a very starkly blue image, and i think the movie would've been a lot stronger if it ended there. and then there's like ten minutes after where almost nothing happens!!!