Review of Red Cliff (2008) by Dan H — 01 Sep 2010
To be sure, this is a review of "Red Cliff, Part I" in which the international version has two parts, while the American version took the essentially five-hour film and condensed into down to one film running two-and-a-half hours.
Even in just a "Part I," this film is epic. Ridiculously so. The most stunning part of this film is that John Woo paces extremely well shot action scenes (no shakey-vomit-inducing-geography-confusing-shot-too-closely camera work here) with beautiful scenes that reveal well-rounded characters.
And did I mention the awesome action scenes that actually allow the audience to actually SEE what's going on rather than just quick, jarring cuts coupled with framing set much too close? I simply fell in love with this movie.
Welcome back, the John Woo that I know and love from my childhood.
This review of Red Cliff (2008) was written by Dan H on 01 Sep 2010.
Red Cliff has generally received positive reviews.
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