Ashes of Time(東邪西毒)

Name: Ashes of Time
Genre: Action, Drama

Hong Kong, Taiwan · 1994
Rated R · 1h 40m
Director Wong Kar-wai
Starring Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Jacky Cheung
Genre Action, Drama

The film follows the story of Ouyang Feng, a powerful wuxia master also known as the Western Venom, as he works as a broker for assassins in a remote desert. Through his work, he crosses paths with other wuxia masters and begins his gradual descent towards villainy.

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The Hollywood Reporter by

Martial-arts lovers may find it too arty, and art-film lovers, Wong's international fan base, may find it too generic and too violent.

Variety by Derek Elley

The temptation of artists to fiddle with their earlier works brings predictably mixed results in Ashes of Time: Redux.

New York Daily News by Joe Neumaier

Only in its final scenes do the usual WKW themes emerge in full bloom, but purists shouldn't miss it.

The A.V. Club by Keith Phipps

Yet for all Ashes' frustrations, it's still a gorgeous piece of filmmaking.

Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas

"Ashes" is glorious and ultimately wrenching, but it's a tough journey.

Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum

For the love of all things sensual and mysterious, see this one on a big screen.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

The film has all the visual flourishes we expect of Doyle and Wong, and they're reason enough to see Ashes of Time Redux. Just don't expect to make sense of the plot.