When I saw this movie for the first time in 1994, I was so excited that I checked into Chungking House when I was in Hong Kong in 1996! Whether this hostel still exists in the form today, I do not know, but the mood of the first part of the film could actually be perfectly captured...
After really watching a lot of series from all parts of Asia in the last 2 years, I decided to dig out my old DVDs and beam myself back 25 years. The fascination caught up with me in the first few minutes! Chungking Express is a must-see for all Asian film lovers! Wong Kar-Wei not only made Asian film history with the unusual pacing at the time and the absolutely unusual camera angles, courtesy of the great cinematographer Christopher Doyle, but continues to influence film aesthetics worldwide to this day. Together with the gorgeous Takeshi Kaneshiro, the truly unusual Faye Wong and my absolute top star Tony Leung, a film has been created that takes the viewer to pre-millennial Hong Kong, but cinematically, in my view, has lost nothing of its modernity to this day.
I won't give anything away about the plot, because the two storylines are quite simple.
My recommendation: just watch it and preferably on a big screen!