Days of Being Wild
Dir: Wong Kar-wai
1990
***
1990's Days of Being Wild is a mere hint of what was yet to come from Wong Kar-wai and no where near as good as his later films. Wong Kar-wai's visual strength is obvious and impressive for such a young director, the influence that 60's Americana has had on him is also clear. Overall it's cool as a cucumber with cool characters to boot but the script really isn't great and some of the acting is questionable, to put it politely. It's good but it just doesn't work as a whole. An important turning point for Wong Kar-wai and indeed it brought Global recognition to Asian cinema but it's just an average film as it is.