Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Anselm Y — 20 Aug 2008

Great film. plus chow yun fat's mandarin is much improved as compared to his role in "crouching tiger hidden dragon".:).

This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Anselm Y on 20 Aug 2008.

Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.

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