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Resembling a short story more than a narrative feature, the film tells its slender story in leisurely fashion, relying more on mood and atmosphere than dialogue or character development.
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Set largely in empty public spaces late at night, Blue Gate Crossing supplements its slender narrative with disarming performances and plangent atmosphere.
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High on charm but extremely low on content, Blue Gate Crossing is a half-hour short stretched to feature length.
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New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
A lovely little coming-of-age story, this Taiwanese romance was directed by Chih-Yen Yee with a skillful subtlety enhanced by his young cast.
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TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Slight but affecting.
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San Francisco Chronicle by Mick LaSalle
Blue Gate Crossing is 85 minutes of wistful gloom.
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The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Little more than a vignette elongated into a feature-length movie. Moody and slow moving, it depends on the truthfulness of its performances to carry it.
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The sensitive subject matter is handled discreetly by writer-director Chin-yen Yee, who never lets the story sink into exploitation or finger-pointing.