please note that this film be almost universally acclaim so feel free to disregard my comment represent2046 be the story of a man who be haunt by a great unconsummated love in his past . it have eat away at him and he be leave unhappy and soulless . he engage in a series of meaningless sexual affair to try to free himself from his memory or perhaps to find a similar love . the film take 5 year and many revision to make and this show . the circular meandering plot be frustrate . the action move back and forward in time and one place be a empty and soulless a the other . nothing seem to happen in this overly long film and which ultimately disappoint . dáithí .