Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) by Michael T — 30 Jun 2017

Big, beautiful, exciting Tsui Hark adventure.

This review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) was written by Michael T on 30 Jun 2017.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame has generally received positive reviews.

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By John B (4,244) on 16 Sep 2012

A very fun and creative movie that infuses a period martial arts tale with cues from Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes - with spectacular results…

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By Rodrigo R (265) on 04 Feb 2013

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By Keith M (1,080) on 01 Nov 2012

Andy Lau. Tony Leung. Choreography by Sammo Hung. People spontaneously combusting. Sherlock Holmes meets Empress Wu…

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By Katie B (774) on 08 Jul 2012

Brilliant and beautiful; Detective Dee is the Holmes of the east…

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By Joe S (1,170) on 29 Dec 2012

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 18 Nov 2012

Pulpy, thrilling fun, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is one of the most overlooked films of 2011…

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Tsui Hark's storytelling gives us a fun ride…

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By Wilhelm H (107) on 28 Aug 2012

Not bad, but I've seen better. Part of the not so satisfying experience might have been the bad german dubbing. Visually absolutely stunning, though…

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By Cameron B (411) on 05 Jul 2012

Really liked the style and thought that the range of genres that were there managed to work well together…

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By Nigel J (22) on 06 Jan 2014

Retour en force de Tsui Hark avec ce DÃ (C)tective Dee qui mÃªle habilement enquÃªte policiÃ¨re, intrigues politiques et scÃ¨nes d'action…

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