Norah Jones and Jude Law in “My Blueberry Nights”
Voici ma critique du film de Wong Kar Wai, My Blueberry nights. Publication: Vendredi dans le Washington Times.
My Blueberry Nights (Weinstein Co., $19.91) – Wong Kar Wai’s romantic road movie, nominated for the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007 and released in theaters in April, arrives on DVD Tuesday. With an all-star mix of American and British actors – Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Grammy-winning pop sensation Norah Jones in her big-screen debut – “My Blueberry Nights” is Mr. Wong’s first English-language film.
Miss Jones plays Elizabeth, a brokenhearted New Yorker who sets out on a road trip across America after a bad breakup, presumably in search of oblivion. Jeremy (Mr. Law) runs a cafe in New York where Elizabeth’s ex-boyfriend was seen with another woman. Before her journey, Elizabeth becomes a regular at the eatery, and she and Jeremy get to know each other.
Mr. Wong’s effort, adapted from a short movie the filmmaker originally shot in a diner in China, did not receive good reviews. The DVD’s 30 minutes of extras include a Q&A with Mr. Wong, a making-of featurette and a stills gallery. The award-winning director discusses, among other things, his sense of visual beauty and his decision to work without a final script in order to stay flexible during the production.
The extras add a little depth – but not enough to redeem this visually ravishing but artificial and, ultimately, shallow film.
By Melissa Bounoua

