Review of The Children of Huang Shi (2008) by Daniel L — 01 May 2008

It's touching. Hard to find another Hogg nowadays!

This review of The Children of Huang Shi (2008) was written by Daniel L on 01 May 2008.

The Children of Huang Shi has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jose S (190) on 27 Mar 2011

A really good film high-lighting an unsung hero of the results of Japanese atrocities on China in the 1940's…

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By Paul W (1,226) on 29 Jun 2011

A painful, touching story of a young journalist taking on a scoop that will in the end change his entire life…

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By Steve H (1,232) on 31 Jan 2012

I read one review that said this film was slow. Far from it....most of the time it's scenes and pacing is quick, quick, sprint…

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The ability to mount staggering epics that seize both the heart and the head has apparently become a lost art in the 21st century…

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By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Mar 2013

Director Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies) uses the children and action sequences to good effect, but a lack of chemistry between Rhys…

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By Melody C (122) on 24 Dec 2012

Beautiful story... the ending was nicely done…

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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide Magazine (2,375) on 16 Jan 2015

This formulaic adventure pays tribute to George Hogg, a true hero largely forgotten everywhere but China, where a statue of him now stands…

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By Ana B (374) on 19 Jan 2011

This film is based, very loosely, in the life of George Hogg, an english journalist that landed in China in the 30's to report the japanese…

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By Leon B (942) on 07 Nov 2015

I'm not sure why the rating was so low on this movie. I certainly felt it was worth 5 stars…

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By Jason M (2,623) on 02 Sep 2012

A terrific film about the late 1930's conflict between Japan and China…

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