A spectacle that must be seen on a big cinema screen with good surround sound, Curse of the Golden Flower is full of colour and magic. But over reliant as it is on computer-generated imagery, and lacking a story or characterisation, the spectacle is little empty. Could do with more (and more even) fight scenes.
An awed 6 out of 10.
Director: Yimou Zhang……Starring: Yun-Fat Chow……Li Gong
Premonition……The Lives of Others
12 April 2007
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