Hungkat’s review published on Letterboxd:
Love, love will tear us apart, again...
Another sad love song from Wong. Another lonely movie.
"Lai Yiu Fai, can you cook something? I'm starving! I haven't eaten for two days!"
"Are you not human or what? You ask a sick man to cook for you?!"
Love is destructive as evidently shown in Po Wing and Yiu Fai relationship . A full loop of abuse and destruction. “We could start again.” Po Wing repeated nonchalantly.
Depressing and contemplative, this is a winner from the “black sunglasses” master - delivering another aesthetically pleasing piece of cinema. Happy Together presents itself like a collage of the past filled with a hypnotic rumination of romance in a foreign land. Those shots that linger onto Yiu Fai's face (in slow-mo) while he is deep in thought is just sensually astonishing - heightening the level of alienation in the character. Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung both delivered raw emotional performances. The scene where they dance in the kitchen brought me tears and a flimsy hope for their doomed relationship.
This is The Last Tango in Buenos Aires And now I’m dancing on my own ... Cucurrucucu Paloma.
The title is a lie.
P.S. Thank you for everything, Leslie.
