Fallen Angels Movie Review 1995

The visuals dazzle but the disjointed narrative proves a challenge in what Kar-Wai originally intended to be a third story for his film "Chungking Express." Contract killer Wong Chi-Ming (Lai) has been getting his assignments from a nameless female agent (Reis) who's fallen for him. Wong wants to retire, which upsets her. Then there's mute ex-con He Zhiwo (Kaneshiro) who gets involved with a strange young woman named Cherry (Young) who still loves her ex-boyfriend, and everybody crosses paths but there's really no connection and nothing makes much sense anyway.

Distribution

Kino International, 333 W. 39th St., Ste. 503, New York, NY 10018, Phone: (212)629-6880, Toll-free: 800-562-3330, Fax: (212)714-0871, Email: contact@kino.com, URL: http://www.kino.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 97 minutes.
Originally from Hong Kong.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Crime Drama, Hit Men/Women, Physical Problems, Hong Kong, Ex-Cons, Impending Retirement

Screenplay

Wong Kar-Wai

Cast

Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Charlie Young, Karen Mok

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle

Director

Wong Kar-Wai

Music

Frankie Chan

Producer

Wong Kar-Wai, Jet Tone Productions