Rotten
For this director's cut, Wong has trimmed several minutes and reorganized the narrative according to the passage of seasons, though the plot is still impenetrable.
Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Ashes of Time
Fear of rejection leads to a life of exile
1994 · 1h 40m · R
Action, Drama
Directed by
Wong Kar-Wai
Overview
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
Director and cast
- Wong Kar-Wai Director
- Leslie Cheung as Ouyang Feng / Malicious West
- Tony Leung Ka-fai as Huang Yaoshi / Evil East
- Brigitte Lin as Murong Yang / Murong Yin
- Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau as Hong Qi
- Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Blind Swordsman
- Carina Lau as Peach Blossom
- Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei as Girl with mule
- Maggie Cheung as Feng's sister-in-law
- Li Bai as Hong Qi's wife
- Collin Chou as Swordsman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Wong Kar-Wai doesn't supply much of a plot with a narrative engine to pull us through.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
I struggled to engage with the archetypes contained within the images, even with all that meticulously restored golden-yellow sand.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
Wong Kar Wai seems considerably more out of his depth than other Chinese filmmakers who have slummed in the martial arts genre. This can't compare to Chen Kaige's The Emperor and the Assassin or Yimou Zhang's House of Flying Daggers.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
The kicks are more to the head and heart than to the body.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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