Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Shonni — 05 Sep 2008

This could have been better, but the visuals will blow you away.

This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Shonni on 05 Sep 2008.

Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.

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