Movie review: "2046"

"I'm falling for an android with delayed reaction." That's what one of the characters in Wong Kai War's newest movie, "2046," says when he realizes he's falling for a particularly angelic femmebot.

If you like artistic cinema, foreign films, sexuality, science fiction, and nostalgia, you just have to see Wong Kai War's "2046."

This amazingly beautiful film showcases brilliantly Wong's distinctive style of movie making -- liberal use of color, close-ups, and above all, babes! (The leading man, Tony leung, isn't half bad for a guy, too.) I mean, this movie has the most beautiful women in Chinese/HK cinema! Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, and Faye Wong are all featured in the story. And dressed in 1960s and futuristic clothing, their beauty is magnified manyfold.

Credit to the director, though, as he did an excellent job of making the movie itself just as stunning as the people who played in it. It seemed as if every frame were a work of art. Just check out the movie's web site at www.2046themovie.com, and you'll get a good idea of what I'm talking about.

The story was a bit long-winded...but the eye candy was so satisfying I minded only slightly. And besides, who goes to a HK flick for the story?

Here's what other reveiwers have said about the movie.

It seems femmebots are everywhere in my life these days.