Worthwhile... for the most part
There's is really no way to rate this film, since the quality of each piece is so diverse."The Hand" was marvelous, WKW decided to turn back towards the subdued after the cacophonous '2046', which is a great move. He has redeemed himself with this brilliant short, which masterfully flaunts his talents along with Christopher Doyles. It has all the elements of a WKW piece, and each step was perfection. The acting was also superb. I was surprised that Zhang Zheng was able to shine and barter next to Gong Li. I wasn't impressed by him in CTHD, but I am now. I saw Eros because of this segment, and I was far from disappointed. 10/10
Sodenberg's piece was witty and subtle. Again, solid acting. The script is very smart, and it certainly piques your curiosity for the movements off screen and creates an interesting sense of dualism. The ending shot was very interesting. 9/10
Antoninni's segment was as everyone else has mentioned already - Atrociously bad. Everything was discombobulated to the point where you simply give up midway and just laugh at the random imagery and nudity on screen. Random shots that seem to emphasize nothing, actions that have no purpose. I just had to laugh out loud in exasperation midway when the actress parading around in a see-through top rolled a wine glass on the floor. Nonsequiturs such as these fill the half hour short, where they are never revisited or referenced for the rest of the film. Although I was sufficiently confused, at the end I've become so indifferent and disinterested to even care to rethink the plot anymore.
score 6/10
twtw-1 13 April 2005
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