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23 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoBreathtakingly filmed (lots of slow-motion) by Wang Yu, but then it would be difficult to go wrong when your star is one of the world's most beautiful women.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-IntelligencerFull of mystery, romance and ambiguity, Zhou Yu's Train is a tight mosaic of a film.
- 70L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorIf Zhou Yu’s Train is finally no more than whimsy, it’s classy, delicate whimsy, a testament to the way romantic love, however unsatisfied, continues to drive itself.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasSeems at once overwhelmingly romantic and elliptical, yet all the while it has been building to a conclusion that is surprisingly affecting in the jolt of recognition it elicits.
- 60VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyChinese thesp Gong Li goes for a striking career makeover in Zhou Yu's Train, a sensual, slickly packaged slice of Euro-style metaphysical cinema centered on a free-thinking woman and the two men in her life.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe movie follows convoluted narrative tracks. By the end of the drowsy journey, the characters are indistinguishable from the scenery.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterIt's an unusual idea but fails -- Sun spends so much time on the mood and atmosphere that he forgets about the story.
- 38New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsA ticket to this movie is a season's pass on that train - and you must complete every ride.
- 30Village VoiceVillage VoiceDevolves from opaque mystery into boring melodramatics and incoherent contrivances.