Asian directors don’t often successfully make the transition to American movies.
If nothing else,My Blueberry Nightsis unmistakably a Wong Kar Wai film.
Singer Norah Jones (in her first major acting role) plays the lead character, Elizabeth.
Instead, its fascinating and managedto engage me without distraction from beginning to end.
I can certainly see why it would split viewer opinion but I fall firmly into the loving it camp.
A kitchen sink drama that plays like an epic fantasy.
Indeed, everything about it is just a little off-centre.
Itsclosest to its characters in scenes during which theyre filmed from afar.
Whilst being, of course, utterly unrealistic.
A unique and marvellous film.
Rating:
4 out of 5
