With an updated score and film transfer, Wong Kar-Wai's Ashes of Time Redux was released to mostly favorable reviews in 2008. Critic Emanuel Levy gave the film a "B+" in his review, citing the director's "commendable skills" and "precise compositions."Emanuel Levy: Ashes of Time Redux Review

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian also enjoyed the "lovely swirling images," but criticized the film's "muddled" story structure.The Guardian: Ashes of Time Redux Review (September 12, 2008)

Nick Plowman of Slant Magazine argued that Ashes was still "as ravishingly impenetrable as ever," particularly because the "sword-fighting extravaganza" remained "second fiddle to the characters' melancholic languor."Slant Magazine: Toronto Film Festival Day Seven: Ashes of Time Redux (September 12, 2008)

• The Guardian: Ashes of Time Redux Review (September 12, 2008)