Review of Chinese Box (1997) by Patrick B — 09 Aug 2008
This one has some good points to recommend it, however it is a mixed bag. the acting is mostly good. the story is complex and involving, but in the end too much work to try to figure out the meaning. a positive aspect of the story is how, through the friendship of the jeremy irons character, the female lead is able to move beyond an enslaving, limiting, relationship that has no reference to destiny.
on the flip side, the irons character trades his own destiny for his obsession- embracing a tiny and fleeting slice of illusory "happiness" for dieing an adulterer, a betrayer of his family.
This review of Chinese Box (1997) was written by Patrick B on 09 Aug 2008.
Chinese Box has generally received mixed reviews.
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