Yuddy, a Hong Kong playboy known for breaking girls' hearts, tries to find solace and the truth after discovering the woman who raised him isn't his mother.
It may have been released in the olden days of 1991, but Wong Kar-Wai's Days of Being Wild remains pulsatingly contemporary.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
3 Feb 2005
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There are images in Days that can make your heart stop for no other reason than that they're perfect.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
18 Feb 2005
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It now seems like a promising apprentice work, almost a blueprint for the writer-director's most acclaimed and famous film, In the Mood for Love.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
18 Feb 2005
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Every shot is perfectly composed and compelling, with light and shadow manipulated to maximum effect.
– Carla Meyer,
San Francisco Chronicle,
25 Feb 2005
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Needless to say a must-see for Wongcolytes, Days of Being Wild is also an excellent entry point for people who haven't yet caught this most exotic and habit-forming of cinematic bugs.