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| Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 21, 2006 |
Starring:
Jay Chou, Li Gong, Yun-Fat Chow
Summary:
Set in 10th century China, the film portrays the imperial Chinese family rapidly losing internal strength due to a power struggle between the emperor (Yun-Fat), the empress (Li), and the couple's three sons.
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Zhang Yimou is seriously off his game with the utterly ridiculous Curse of the Golden Flower, a new epic that feels like "Hero" meets "The Lion in Winter" meets "Peyton Place." The film is worthless as a serious work of art, but it may offer the jaded viewer a surplus source of MST3K-inspired wisecracks.
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Dec 24, 2006
Gong Li is amazing!!
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Jan 15, 2007
I thought it was very good. The story was different and I have not seen this very often.
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Sep 20, 2018
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Jan 17, 2007
I thought the plot/story was much more accessible compared to "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers." Absolutely gorgeous to look at. If not for the last 20 ridiculous minutes of over-the-top carnage, this could have been a very special film. As it is, it's still definitely worth a look.
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Dec 22, 2006
Visually stunning. Lavish sets and costumes. But overly melodramatic, and a story that Western audiences may find difficult to swallow. For eye candy alone, it's worth seeing, but if you like tidy story archs and happy endings, look elsewhere.
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Jan 16, 2007
Full of grand spectacle, but leaves the audience feeling empty.
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Dec 19, 2006
Sickly as opposed to visually stunning, Little plot no character dev, and a terrible ending made me feel cheated when the film seemed to accidently end.
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