Clevercell Very disappointing...

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

moondog-8 As someone who has had two or three boyfriends in "The New China", this film is very accurate, not just about gay men in China -- but also about China today with its real estate booms, and banking scandals, and drinking lots of Johnny Walker Black Label if you're rich enough to afford it. And as someone who has been a professional filmmaker, I think the work is well done. I didn't know that Stanley Kwan cited Sirk and Ozu as influences, but I can see them when I look at this movie. It's got a good narrative pacing and intelligent framing, two qualities I associate with Sirk and Ozu. You can't passively consume this movie; if you try, you'll be bored. But by meditatively viewing this film, there are some good rewards that you will feel by the final fade-out.

wodnik8 I found this particular film very moving. Regardless of the the way the two characters meet for the first time it is about relationship, not sex. (despite Handong, struggling to perceive it the other way around). Nice and subtle, seem bereft of any cheap cinema tricks. I guess that goes back to the Asian culture towards homosexuality and is the reason why I prefer Asian gay-themed movies to European or north American main stream production. I wish there was more of this kind of movies portraying man to man relationship as based on feelings rather than sex. Stanley Kwan joins Ang Lee in leading the way... In my opinion, along 'Farewell My Concubine' the best gay-themed Chinese movie.

kevin shi The college student LanYu wanted to make money and had sex with rich entrepreneur HanDong. From then on, LanYu fell in love with HanDong. But later HanDong was not satisfied with LanYu and they broke up. After learned LanYu died of car accident, HanDong just knew how he loved LanYu. The saddening ending song appropriately represented his mood.Although it was a homosexual love story, what it expressed had the same effect with any heterosexual story. The feeling for love is completely the same. It is obvious that western countries are opener on homosexuality than China. Even some western countries agreed with homosexual marriage. I think they have the right.YeLiu and JunHu gave us impressive performance. YeLiu really is a talented young actor. I am sure he will have a brighter future. In all it is better than East Palace West Palace.A moving love story. 8/10

frstevens It has an overall feel of an Eric Rohmer film, the portrayal of the reality of emotion and connection in the stark environment of modern Beijing and Chinese society is a feat of amazing subtlety.Perhaps incomprehensible to people in a society long open, the stark contrast between the comfort of rare privilege and emotional squalor and the material squalor of the young student/architect and emotional richness there goes beyond the triteness the another user accuses this material of.I am fairly jaded westerner moved to emotional resonance, (certainly not the result of the melodramatic ending I could have done without.)