Sentences with phrase «almost sadomasochistic»

The film lives and thrives on these whiplash moments; it seems as if Wong hadn't yet perfected the languor that I love so much about his films, and so there is no small thrill in the chases, or the extended scenes of almost sadomasochistic violence inflicted on and by Wah (often shot in extremely long slow motion shots), or of course the unspoken flirtations.