Review of Journey to the West (2014) by Viet Phuong N — 16 Mar 2013

The opening sequence is so strong and sudden that the rest was dwarfed for good.... The gory ambience and dirty setting remind me so much of Chow's The Mad Monk, which has a surprisingly similar plot and underlined philosophy, but the lack of Chow himself really leaves a big hole on the film.

Chow, we miss you, the real you...