films seen
1
average score
3.00*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking
Movies
Philip Yung's Where the Wind Blows plays like a mid-00s Hong Kong crime flick (think Andrew Lau's Confession of Pain), but with a more Kar-Wai-like aesthetic and some contemporary Hong Kong cinema limitations. It's a solid flick, but it fails to excel as a genre work and a Philip Yung film. Tony Leung, Aaron Kwok, and Du Juan shine in this star-studded crime epic, the rest of the cast is solid too. The soundtrack is interesting and the cinematography is a step up from the usual Hong Kong fare, but the plot is basic and the runtime excessive. In a niche that's been done to death, you need to stand out, and that's where Yung fails. Fine genre filler, but not the future classic it aimed to be. Read all