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One of the best Hong Kong films of 2002.
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Village Voice by Akiva Gottlieb
Dishwater-dull period melodrama.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
A romantic kung-fu comedy with a good heart.
80
An utterly charming retro romancer set against a background of '70s movie going. Full of lovely touches and well-etched performances, and flawed only by a bland male lead.
60
The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Fails to overcome its recycled elements but displays a winning spirit that's hard to dislike.
60
While not particularly cohesive, this 2002 film has some nice moments of comedy and father-son poignancy.
60
The New York Times by Lawrence Van Gelder
Like Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso," Just One Look is a tribute to the formative power of cinema, a coming-of-age film that nimbly interweaves the adolescent hero's struggles with clips from the movies that shape his romanticized notions of life.
50
Fantasy sequences in which Yu and his friends are thrown into the world of a '70s kung-fu film or melodrama seem like a clever way to evoke the period and bring their story to another plane, but they just end up looking cheesy, spoiled by half-executed effects. "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" this ain't.
50
Filled with nostalgia for old Chinese movies, respectable performances and lively kung-fu slapstick.