The ravishing images are tinged with regret and loss: no passion can assuage the jaded hero's solitude.

Wwithout a doubt, it's seductively perplexing and devilishly good-looking -- and if you like it, you'll probably find that one viewing isn't enough.

For all its balance and grandeur, 2046 is the most nervous of Wong's films.

Matching, and at times exceeding Leung’s performance, is his sometimes scene partner, Zhang Ziyi.