But after 1996, when Kwan shot Hold You Tight, The Island Tales and other films, revenues and reviews were no longer as good. Hold You Tight, considered a film shot to "please himself," was even described by Hong Kong media as the low point of his creative career.
一九九六年後，關錦鵬拍過《越快樂越墮落》、《有時跳舞》等電影，賣座與影評都未若以往，被認為是「拍讓自己爽」的《有時跳舞》甚至讓香港媒體形容為他創作生涯的最低點。