Review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) by Ws W — 06 Jul 2014

A coming back of Tsui Hark's wire-fu genre.

This review of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010) was written by Ws W on 06 Jul 2014.

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

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