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The Wayward Cloud (2005)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:8

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6.6/10

Rated: 18

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:16-11-2007

Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kuei-Mei Yang

Starring: Lee Kang-Sheng, Shiang-chyi Chen, Kuei-Mei Yang

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

Director: Tsai Ming-Liang

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
11/16/07
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Tsai's bittersweet musical comedy of frustration, fruit and fellatio may be dry, but it drips with melon-choly.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/14/07
Anton Bitel
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11/13/07
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A witty, insightful and typically idiosyncratic continuation of Tsai’s earlier features.

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety
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Juicy surrealist film.

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06/23/08
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A curiously-compelling and impossible to pigeonhole romantic romp which blurs the line between pornography and legit cinema in magnificent fashion.

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06/08/08
Kam Williams
Kam Williams
NewsBlaze

The Wayward Cloud offers one plausible moral: If life hands you watermelons, make love to them.

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02/23/07
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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The Taiwanese sex musical The Way ward Cloud is notable for its bizarre uses of watermelons. I won't give you the details because my editor would just cut them out.

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02/23/07
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post

one can't help but think that this is the first time that Ming-liang has let his daydream get away from him.

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02/22/07
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

Straddles that fine line between Chinese art film and Asian porn.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment 1 Comment
02/22/07
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Tsai uses the vernacular of pornography against itself: every image is empty, obvious, posed.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/21/07
Keith Uhlich
Keith Uhlich
Slant Magazine

Tsai's emptied-out aesthetic has never felt so empty, his mannerisms so pointlessly mannered.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/20/07
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
Village Voice

The Wayward Cloud is indeed a unique experience... sometimes shocking and often funny.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

As the title implies, watching the film is an experience that’s rather directionless.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
09/24/05
Jeremy Heilman
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