Bu san 2003

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: A weird, funny, melancholy tribute to movies and movie-going, an opus for film geeks that rang my personal bell. Read more

Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times: Tsai is hugely popular with film critics, I believe, in part because film critics actually have something to do while watching his films. While the girl is limping down the hallway, we can take notes. Regular theatergoers? They can only watch helplessly. Read more

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: Idiosyncratic, oddball movie that is both funny and moody. Read more

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: This is one of the most gorgeous and maturely composed movies you'll see this year. Read more

Richard Brody, New Yorker: This elegiac 2003 comedy, by the Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang, is a requiem for a movie theatre. Read more

Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: A droll gem that celebrates movie love with feeling and deadpan humor. Read more

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: The real star of the movie is the doomed movie house itself, and the dominant subtext is the emotional transaction between the viewer and his (or her) more vividly vicarious adventures projected on-screen. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Its simple, meticulously composed frames are full of mystery and feeling; it's an action movie that stands perfectly still. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: What really sticks with you is the picture's aura of twilight vibrancy, and the deep pleasure Tsai takes in savoring subtle emotions that other filmmakers might not even register. Read more

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David Rooney, Variety: This feels like short film material stretched exasperatingly thin but nonetheless casts a certain sad spell, graced by moments of droll observational humor. Read more

J. Hoberman, Village Voice: A movie of elegant understatement and considerable formal intelligence. Read more