Review: From the start I'll just straight up admit that I enjoyed this film immensely though troubled by the blatant fact that Andy Lau and Maggie Cheung's characters are related yet form a romantic relationship. Since this is Wong Kar Wai's first film that he wrote and directed, the talent, skill, and visage that shows in his later films is oh so ever apparent. Nowhere in this review will I write how this film shows Wong Kar-Wai's promise to the cinema or how he later polished/fine-tuned his skills with his later projects because in all honesty that's just plain BS. The extent of his work is at the very least put excellent. If I were to nitpick than I might complain how that Christopher Doyle isn't his cinematographer but Wong Kar-Wai doesn't need him to make a film (On the other hand I'm definitely not blasting Doyle's work besides J.D. has praised and covered his work better than I could write.)

Andy Lau, convincingly played a triad brother, reminds me of the epitome of a Wong Kar-Wai character: An aimless youth yearning for a love to help him/her move forward in life. Maggie Cheung (quite the versatile actress and very attractive) uses great skill to communicate her character's vulnerability that provides Wah with what he lacks in his life. Jackie Cheung, played the brash, arrogant, and respect seeking Fly, took a completely different direction than I expected by allowing his character grow/evolve and realize his great flaw which in turn allows us, the audience, understand the nature of his actions.