Review of Empire of Silver (2009) by Gail D — 19 May 2010
First time director Christina Yao impresses not so much with filmmaking skills as with pure ambition in costume drama Empire Of Silver. But the vast original source material of novelist Cheng Yi proves to be more than a mouthful for Yao, resulting in a beautiful but seriously flawed movie.
The prolonged post-production suggests heavy compromising, propably mainly in the editing room, and remaining reels won't quite gel. Empire Of Silver is a historical epic that wants to be a romance at the same time, but alas ends up as neither.
Acting is accordingly confused from the entire cast, with only Zhang Tielin's aging patriarch owning up.
This review of Empire of Silver (2009) was written by Gail D on 19 May 2010.
Empire of Silver has generally received mixed reviews.
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