Review of Personal Tailor (2013) by Jackson C — 09 Feb 2014

If you know the Chinese current affair.

You can laugh louder...

This review of Personal Tailor (2013) was written by Jackson C on 09 Feb 2014.

Personal Tailor has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 Dec 2013

Messy in parts and at least 15 minutes too long, Personal Tailor is also cunningly acted and lushly photographed (by Zhao Xiaoshi) in dazzling…

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By Justin Chang (1,535) for Variety (12,700) on 21 Dec 2013

Over the course of its generally absorbing if overlong 117-minute running time, it offers a brief and appreciably sympathetic take on the lure…

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By Clarence Tsui (39) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 21 Jun 2014

Personal Tailor is, indeed, a sad example of an once eagle-eyed director losing touch with his audience…

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By Panta O (398) on 31 Jan 2014

This latest Chinese comedy from the director Xiaogang Feng was written by Shuo Wang, and stars impressive cast - You Ge as Yang Zheng, Baihe…

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