Review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) by Scott Tobias for The A.V. Club — 19 Jun 2010
The film comes to life whenever the cartoonishly vindictive Gong throws a tantrum, but she played virtually the same role in Zhang Yimou's "Shanghai Triad," which presented a far more compelling rationale for her star fits.
Without her, this expensive piece of backlot pageantry turns vivid history into an ossified tchotchke.
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This review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) was written by Scott Tobias and published by The A.V. Club on 19 Jun 2010.
Memoirs of a Geisha has generally received positive reviews.
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