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"Fear of Intimacy (2004)" a report written by Janice Tong in senses of cinema who at that time was completing her PhD in Cinema Studies at the University of Sydney.

"In the "Indie Power" section, Vincent Chui's Fear of Intimacy (2004) is much more successful in espousing noir qualities than the large-scale and heavy-handed Infernal Affairs III. I haven't seen Tony Leung Kar-fai act for a long time and, in fact, not since his exceptional performance in Ashes of Time have I seen him act this well. Leung is a great supporter of independent cinema in Hong Kong and although the session I attended was far from a full house, I hope his presence in this film will make a difference to its reception when it hits the theatres. The direction reminds me of Claude Sautet: evenly paced and without huge revelations. It reads like a thriller, but is actually a look into relationships and how they affect us - the stuff that we carry around inside of us that we may not necessarily reveal to the world, but which nonetheless continues to haunt us. The film brilliantly captures this inner anxiety and builds upon it, spilling over into the mise en scène, which dominates the film with its atmosphere of gloominess. It was good to see a non-Chinese face in a lead role - MICHELLE SARAM IS EXCELLENT starring opposite Leung."