Critic Reviews

One of the best Hong Kong films of 2002.

An utterly charming retro romancer set against a background of '70s movie going. Full of lovely touches and well-etched performances, and flawed only by a bland male lead.

A romantic kung-fu comedy with a good heart.

While not particularly cohesive, this 2002 film has some nice moments of comedy and father-son poignancy.

Like Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso," Just One Look is a tribute to the formative power of cinema, a coming-of-age film that nimbly interweaves the adolescent hero's struggles with clips from the movies that shape his romanticized notions of life.

Fails to overcome its recycled elements but displays a winning spirit that's hard to dislike.

Filled with nostalgia for old Chinese movies, respectable performances and lively kung-fu slapstick.

Fantasy sequences in which Yu and his friends are thrown into the world of a '70s kung-fu film or melodrama seem like a clever way to evoke the period and bring their story to another plane, but they just end up looking cheesy, spoiled by half-executed effects. "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" this ain't.

Dishwater-dull period melodrama.