It's close to midnight, an elevated train passes overhead and broken-hearted nighthawks gather in the lonely nooks and crannies of the city. It's another Wong Kar-wai nocturne, only this time the city isn't Hong Kong but New York, the cast speaks English and the Wong's screenplay is a fruitful collaboration with Edgar-winning noir novelist Lawrence Block.
Late one night in Manhattan, an emotionally distraught young woman named Elizabeth (pop singer/songwriter Norah Jones, making her big-screen debut) walks into a tiny cafe and hands the manager, Jeremy (Jude Law), a set of keys. Elizabeth knows her boyfriend is a regular at the cafe -- he comes for the meat...
Released:
2008
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
90 mins