In the Mood for Love (2001) Critic Reviews

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The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Probably the most breathtakingly gorgeous film of the year, dizzy with a nose-against-the-glass romantic spirit that has been missing from the cinema forever.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

The sexiest movie of the year.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Edward GuthmannAdd Critic to Favorites

Wong denies us the satisfaction of resolution, but in sharing his mastery of cinema, and his gift for conveying mood, desire and vivid emotions, he's more than generous.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Excites us with words not spoken, passions not played out. A mood story more than a love story, it's all about sustaining a state of exquisite melancholy in the face of desire.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

The result is a kind of ultimate romantic film, joining an almost Jamesian sadness and discipline to that extraordinary visual sensibility. It's not the kind of thing you see every day.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Although In the Mood for Love isn't in the mood for action, it dazzles with everything but.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

A stylistically fastidious, exasperatingly affected package that will put most people in the mood for slumber.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

The film is alive with delicacy and feeling...It's a beauty.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The most ingenious device in the story is the way Chow and Su play-act imaginary scenes between their cheating spouses.Read the full review

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