Yes, it's melodramatic and not very subtle. But as a fairytale, it works and is quite entertaining. The scenery is beautiful and so is the score, featuring Yo Yo Ma and Itzhak Pearlman. And Gong Li plays the Wicked Stepsister role with real relish.
This review of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) was written by Elizabethc. on 01 Mar 2006.
Memoirs of a Geisha has generally received positive reviews.
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