Chungking Express (1994)
重慶森林
If my memory of her has an expiration date, let it be 10,000 years...
Chungking Express rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.9/10· 109K votes
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic78%
TMDb7.969/10· 2K votesWith 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.9/10 on IMDb and 78/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Chungking Express
Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.
Cast of Chungking Express
Brigitte Lin
as Woman in Blonde Wig
Takeshi Kaneshiro
as He Zhiwu / Cop 223
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
as Cop 663
Faye Wong
as Faye
Valerie Chow
as Air Hostess
- P
Piggy Chan Kam-Chuen
as Owner of Eatery
Kwan Lee-Na
as May
- L
Leung San
as K Store Clerk
- Z
Zhiming Huang
as Man
- L
Liang Zhen
as The 2nd May
Vickie Eng
as Bar Maid (uncredited)
Lynne Langdon
as Complaining Customer (uncredited)
Chungking Express facts
- Original title
- 重慶森林
- Budget
- $160K
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Wong Kar-Wai's distinctive visual style and romantic sensibility create dreamy atmosphere
- •Romance and comedy blend explores loneliness and human connection with poetic elegance
- •Flight attendant subplot adds depth to contemporary Hong Kong urban storytelling
What the audience disliked
- •Deliberately fragmented narrative structure may confuse viewers seeking linear plot clarity
- •Arthouse sensibility and philosophical undertones demand active, engaged audience participation
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