Good concept, poorly executed.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

I bought this movie from Tai Wah Video of Singapore. I just sort of randomly picked a movie out of the bin. It was in PAL format, but I paid a company in Austin $20 to convert it to VHS for me. One of my Chinese friends watched it and said it was a stupid film. But I thought it was worth a watch. Some of the English subtitles seemed to go off the screen, nevertheless I was able to follow the story more or less.It's about model photography and a magic orb, and it takes place in some urban Chinese city (Hong Kong maybe), then later in San Francisco.The music was so-so.I like to expose myself to foreign languages and cultures - I'm not really looking for the best seller, you see. So I recommend watching this film for the foreign exposure. There's a funny goofy guy that helps break the monotony.