Millennium Mambo Reviews

Not having seen every Shu Qi movie yet, I can't say for certain this is the bottom of the barrel, but I'll be very surprised if I come across anything worse. I felt like I’d been conned or cheated when the credits rolled. Art house movie in the extreme. Very little happens and the characters walk around in a drug haze. The only more irritating movie I can think of is Pistol Opera (2001). If there were a movie that showed people’s reactions while being forced to watch Millennium Mambo (I’m picturing rolling of eyes, checking of the time, etc., escalating into breaking of furniture and vows of revenge), it would be far more entertaining than the movie itself. There’s no way I would’ve made it through the whole thing if Shu Qi wasn’t the star. She has very little to do here other than seem clueless and depressed. I'm not looking forward to seeing two more Shu Qi-starring movies with director Hsiao-hsien Hou: "Three Times" and "The Assassin." At least "The Assassin" sounds like it'll have some action.