Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) by Édward J — 02 Feb 2011

Would have been better had there been English subtitles.

This review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) was written by Édward J on 02 Feb 2011.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Joe S (1,170) on 29 Dec 2012

A wonderful martial arts adventure that keeps a fun and engaging pace…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Reddick F (31) on 18 Jul 2012

Not as epic a kung fu as others (Crouching Tiger, Hero, Ip Man, Red Cliff), but a thoroughly enjoyable film if you're a fan of the genre…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Alvin A (145) on 29 Jan 2013

I really like the opening and introduction of the abundant characters in this movie. The mystery is so interesting and can not be predicted…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Maximus A (33) on 27 Feb 2014

Great camera work. some of the animation could've been more real. But all in all great film…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Peter P (1,726) on 02 Oct 2012

Half Sherlock Holmes, half martial arts fun, this movie is a bit all over the place, but still a fun ride if you can wrap your mind around it…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Ws W (1,791) on 06 Jul 2014

A coming back of Tsui Hark's wire-fu genre…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By John Eric D (455) on 12 Jul 2014

Very imaginative murder mystery with one of the most original ways of killing people I have seen in movies so far. Quite a lot of fun to watch…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By E L (691) on 27 Jul 2012

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon meet Harry Potter…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By John B (4,244) on 16 Sep 2012

A very fun and creative movie that infuses a period martial arts tale with cues from Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes - with spectacular results…

Read Review

Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)

By Ken W (184) on 11 Oct 2012

Yea, full of mysteries and predictions, great venom and great story…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Yes, Madam! (1985)

By Movie K (430) on 08 Jan 2013

The first movie in the In The Line of Duty film series…

Read Review

Review of Men of War (1994)

By P B (957) on 14 Nov 2007

It's good old Dolph in a typical Dolph movie :)…

Read Review

Review of Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (1992)

By J M (910) on 30 Jul 2014

Isn't that Cody from Step by Step…

Read Review

Review of Rush Hour 3 (2007)

By Nabeelr. (1) on 11 Aug 2007

This movie was deplorable, and in no way fell in line with the story line of the other Rush Hours…

Read Review

Review of Rush Hour 2 (2001)

By Ryancarroll88 (145) on 27 Sep 2010

In short, one of the worst movies I have ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

By Lambo442 (171) on 28 May 2016

Couldn't get pass the first five minutes of this gimmicky nonsense…

Read Review

Review of The Legend of Bruce Lee (2009)

By Robert A (771) on 14 Sep 2017

Though the series bogs down at times, the martial arts sequences are among the best I've seen…

Read Review

Review of Nocturne (1946)

By Brian B (2,161) on 28 May 2016

I thought the opening scene of this one was among the most brilliant I've ever seen, so some let down was probably inevitable, though the the…

Read Review

Review of Bad Boys for Life (2020)

By Furrykok (3) on 18 Apr 2020

I hate it, I hate you. I wanna kill myself for watching this. It made me kick my female dog in its nuts…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Parasite

2019

87%251 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews