Review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) by Tim M — 01 Sep 2008

Movie about a totally messed up family. beautiful sets, great fighting, but stil could be better.

This review of Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) was written by Tim M on 01 Sep 2008.

Curse of the Golden Flower has generally received positive reviews.

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