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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittIt's inexplicable that Wong's early masterpiece has been virtually absent from American screens since he completed it in 1991.
- 100The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisAs he (Wong Kar-wai) floods the screen with beauty and fills the soundtrack with hypnotic rhythms, he forges a filmmaking style of incomparable eroticism.
- 100Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonSometimes cinema's highest achievements become clear only in retrospect. Days of Being Wild--now clearly revealed as one of the peaks of Hong Kong filmmaking and a masterwork of contemporary cinema giant Wong.
- 100Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWong Kar-wai's idiosyncratic style first became apparent in this gorgeously moody second feature.
- 100Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonIts themes of passion, heartbreak and the inexorable passage of time are eternal.
- 90L.A. WeeklyL.A. WeeklyLike Proust's madeleine unleashing a flood of reminiscences in the narrator of his novel, Wong works the elements of his aesthetic — music, beautiful people and emotion — into a mood that so overtakes you it's nearly impossible to emerge from his films without feeling slightly drunk.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin CrustLos Angeles TimesKevin CrustDirector Wong is at his best in this rerelease of the 1991 film.
- 89Austin ChronicleAustin ChronicleAll those seriously interested in foreign cinema are encouraged to take a look at this atmospheric drama -- sure to be remembered as one of the key achievements of the Hong Kong cinema in the 1990s.
- 80Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanRevived (with vastly improved subtitles) some 14 years after it first stunned Hong Kong critics, Days of Being Wild is a sort of meta-reverie populated by a cast of beautiful young pop icons.
- After years of work-for-hire, writer-director Wong Kar-wai found his creative voice, discovered his themes and styles, and solidified his collaborative creative team with this brilliant examination of one-way love and crashed relationships. (Review of Original Release)