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Movie Review: Chungking Express (Kar-wai Wong)

I can use this as proof that I can ejoy movies that don't have coherent plots - this movie doesn't all fit together, but it isn't supposed to, and that works fine. It tells two disconnected stories that meet at the same location, giving a hint of the "will it ever come back to fit together?" feeling that I got from Slacker. But the stories are interesting, the characters are funny and lonely and very watchable. The stylistic shots seem to enhance the aura of the movie, making it feel somewhat like a dream, but in the way that life sometimes does feel like a dream. And it doesn't fall for a silly ending, it allows things to be left a little unsure, leaving you wishing that you could stay a little longer to see what will happen next, but satisfied you got to experience what did happen. I liked it. Apparently enough to slip into second person, even. Strange!