Were Kerouac, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg alive today, and able to see what Wong has done here ... they'd be thrilled and invigorated.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Sexy, spiky love story.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Wong doesn't show us any of the sparks that can still be struck between lovers who argue constantly.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
You don't watch this film as much as grab on to it. Letting it jerk you every which way is a jangly but interesting ride.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
A take-no-prisoners movie from one of Hong Kong's most idiosyncratic, shoot-from-the-hip filmmakers that's the very antithesis of sentimental gay love stories.