Two neighbors, a woman and a man, form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. In the mood for love is another romantic films that fails on being actually romantic, it was actually pretty boring except charming as i hoped it was going to be at least. The chemistry between the 2 leads was very bad and choppy and the overall storyline quite the snooze fest and just another bad film on the Top 250 movies of all time sad but true. (0/10)

Not necessarily style over substance, because there is a lot of "hidden" substance here. The movie contains a very thin yet appealing plot; very subtle and very bleak and pessimistic; clearly not for everyone. Of course the cinematography is amazing - outstanding use of colors and camera movements. I know it sounds paradoxical but I'll say it: romantic! This movie is everything that I like about Asian romance movies - a different approach on romance; it's sincere and touching - a great blend of extreme romance and deep loneliness. Also, the ending is the definition of pure bleakness, and the music helps a lot with the intense and sorrowful atmosphere!

Intertwining love story about two lovebirds who share deep feelings for one another but can't express it due to their compromising marriage and unfaithful partners Christopher Doyle and Wong Kar-Wai made Maggie Cheung look like a goddess in this movie . The sheer beauty in which they captured her is 100/10 alone

This film might present the most unrequited pure romance in movie history. There's an ethereal quality to the picture, with close-up frames of the conflicted principal characters, and fluid slow motion sequences that add to the romantic nature of the story. For this viewer, the ambiance seemed to be French in a way, even though the story takes place in Hong Kong with an Oriental couple attempting to sort out their feelings after discovering their marriage partners are cheating on them with each other. I had to think about that, because the off screen relationship is insinuated quite strongly, but we never actually see the husband of Mrs. Chan (Maggie Cheung), or the wife of Mr. Chow (Tony Chiu-Wai Leung). They could have been carrying on separate affairs altogether.As odd as it sounds at first, the soundtrack with Nat King Cole singing in Spanish adds another layer of exotic mystery to the relationship between the chaste lovers. One may admire the way the couple resisted temptation to break their marriage vows, particularly in light of their own partners' indiscretions. To my mind, Mrs. Chan appeared to be the more resolute of the two, which makes it somewhat surprising that with the passage of years, she wound up living alone with a child, with one's instincts about the father left to the imagination. It's a rather ambitious film for director Kar-Wai Wong, who's unique filming style often involves characters having conversations off screen, adding yet another thoughtfully reflective layer to the story being told.