IMDB plot summary: He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention.....to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back- except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.
Directed by Kar Wai Wong. Starring Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Li Gong and Faye Wong.
Man, this movie was hard to stay focused on. While usually I like movies that blur the line between fantasy and reality, this one just didn't work for me at all, mostly because the non-fantasy part was so uninteresting. The first 5 minutes were fascinating, and then it turned into a much less interesting, much more dramatic relationship movie. But even then, the relationships weren't interesting to watch, and then the movie would suddenly break for the story within the story, which was fascinating, and then it would go back to the real story and I'd sigh and wait patiently until the next break. Not nearly as interesting as I was hoping. 1.5 stars.
Best Part: First five minutes, when I thought it was going to be a cool sci-fi thing.
Worst Part: Realizing it wasn't a cool sci-fi thing.
Flickchart: #1256, below Doctor Zhivago and above Gone With the Wind, which I really feel should be next to each other...
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