Xi yang tian shi 2002

Allison Benedikt, Chicago Tribune: I didn't really understand what was going on, but I loved every stylized minute of it. Read more

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: While the goings-on in So Close are programmatic up to a point, the action is frequent and always electric and the film has a streak of genuine wackiness. Read more

Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Though it doffs its cap conceptually to the Charlie's Angels movies, this female actioner by veteran Hong Kong director Cory Yuen piles up more fun, accomplishment and giddy feminism than either of them. Read more

Jami Bernard, New York Daily News: A brilliant example of the genre. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: With the exception of some of the battles, which have the angry desperation of Mr. Yuen's inspired martial-arts choreography, Close is a nominal effort. Read more

Charles Taylor, Salon.com: Luscious superstar Shu Qi and action expert Corey Yuen prove that Hong Kong movies can still deliver the goods Hollywood can't. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Has moments of style and audacity, but the script is a shameless muddle and the shifts in tone -- from gooey romance to hard-driving, hyper-pop action -- give the impression that the movie was directed by six or seven people in alternating shift. Read more

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