but clearly not meant for the masses. no disrespect to the masses. but they're not ready to keep it that real.

this quote from rotten tomatoes sums it up:

"With no real heroes, no real lessons and no real resolution, it leaves a lingering sense of 'huh?' But damnit if those exit wounds aren't memorable."
-- Mike Ward, RICHMOND.COM

from what i saw in this post, it was like people thought they ordered the pelican brief from amazon but were delivered bonfire of the vanities instead.

as for mike ward of richmond.com, i would suggest 'superman' to him and that he definitely try to steer clear of the next wong kar wai.