2046

Tell you what let's do: let's get Julia Roberts, Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson to all star in a new film.

While we're at it, how about Sean Connery as their leading man?

That's the equivalent of what "2046" has done in terms of the megawatt actors who combine to make this movie the equivalent of a wonderful waking dream.

Of course, Pedro Calderón de la Barca's epigram*, "Toda la vida es sueño, y los sueños, sueños son," posits that it's all a waking dream — albeit not always wonderful.

But I digress.

This is a movie that wants to be watched at home, where you can stop it every now and then and close your eyes, get up and walk around or do whatever it is you do when a movie seems to slow down to the point of making you restless.

The great thing is that instead of looking at your watch and wondering how much longer, you can press "pause" or "stop" and come back when you're more in the mood.

Maggie Cheung?

Gong Li?

Ziyi Zhang?

Tony Leung?

Be still, my heart.

But what's it about, joe?

Does it really matter?

Did you read what I wrote above?

And you're still bugging me?

Go away.

*All life is a dream, and dreaming as well.