dbborroughs Review of Zhou Yu's Train

Zhou Yu's Train (2002)

Beautiful but confused yet strangely compelling

[6/10 · 14 April 2009]

Beautiful film with the beautiful Gong Li about a pottery artist who takes the train twice a week to meet with mild mannered poet and the more brazen Vet she crosses path with on the train. If I could tell you more than that I would. This is a confused and confusing film that jumps through time and space with a bit too much abandon. The film is strangely compelling because its well acted and because it is so beautiful to watch. Sequences transpire that are absolutely stunning, but at the same time they play like oblique TV commercials. I like the film on some level even though I know I shouldn't. in all honesty its the sort of thing I'll probably pick up on DVD again since it can be had for around the cost of a rental, and I'd like to see it again to see if I'm daft and whether a wee hours viewing and having to switch vcds made a difference in my opinion.