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Απλώς κλείνω τα αυτιά στην χλιαρή υποδοχή του My Blueberry Nights στις Κάννες και περιμένω. Μα είναι δυνατόν να συνεχίζουν να γράφουν με αυτόν τον τρόπο για τον Καρ-Γουάι, έχοντας δει ότι ΟΛΕΣ τις ταινίες του ωριμάζουν μέσα σου και μετατρέπονται σε αριστουργήματα σε κάθε επόμενη προβολή; Σκεφτείτε και θυμηθείτε το 2046 (τι έγραφαν για αυτό στις Κάννες, ασυνάρτητο και χαμένο, άστοχα σχόλια), πόσο καλύτερο είναι κάθε φορά που το βλέπουμε;

"[...]"Blueberry" echoes the director's biggest hit, "In the Mood for Love," in its moody melancholy, claustrophic settings and highly decorative shooting style. But while the actors' dialogue delivery is perfectly natural, the aphoristic philosophical nuggets Wong favors sound banal and clunky in this context, leaving the film thematically in the shallow end of the pool. Additionally, the road movie potential of the film's second half feel significantly under-realized.[...]"
Variety

"[...]Over the past 15 years, the Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wei has established himself as one of the most vital and distinctive talents in world cinema. But he loses his way badly on his first English language outing, an American road movie that relegates him to the role of a passive, swooning tourist amid a blur of neon signs, smoky bars and open freeways. Admittedly, My Blueberry Nights doesn't quite go so far as to feature a gum-chewing hitchhiker, or a Native American spouting soulful wisdom. But the rest of the genre tropes are all trotted out with a woozy abandon.[...]"
Guardian

"[...]This cool and cerebral film could be a hot arthouse item. But despite a cast headed by songstress Norah Jones -- in an auspicious acting debut -- Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman, the film is unlikely to move beyond the art house in North America. It may achieve greater boxoffice success in Europe and certain Asian markets.[...]"
The Hollywood Reporter

"[...]Mediocre and old fashioned are not words associated with Wong Kar Wai's work ("Happy Together," "In the Mood for Love," "2046"), and yet they quite accurately describe his first foray into genre cinema, in this case a road movie, femme-dominated, shot entirely shot in the U.S. [...] Neither exciting nor disappointing, "My Blueberry Nights" is sharply uneven.[...]"
Emanuel Levy