Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Lanning : — 25 Jun 2009
Wow, what a visually amazing work of cinematography. And talk about your proverbial cast of thousands. The climactic battle scene is just beyond epic. I don't think I've ever seen war portrayed quite this way.
A very fluid mass of humanity pours across the screen, like two liquids, oil and water maybe, jockeying for position. I love both Chow Yun Fat and Gong Li, and they do not disappoint as the two heavyweight fighters exchanging power punches in a battle of wills.
Love and hate, jealousy, intrigue, poisoning, murder, incest, fratricide -- this is Greek tragedy, this is Shakespeare, this is all kinds of hallmark tragic traditions rolled into one pretty tight script.
Definitely worth seeing.
This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Lanning : on 25 Jun 2009.
Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.
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