Review of The Great Wall (2016) by Blackscorpio — 09 May 2017
An easy 8 for three reasons: A. The Great Wall itself. Wondrous and eye-catching, rises proudly above the CGI clouds. A masterpiece of modern Cinematography! B. Zhang Yimou's magic wand. He is a magician of the 7th Fine Art.
Period. C. The HUGE potential, in general. Now, why not a 9 or a straight 10? I could name more than a few reasons (as a good-conscious-movie-watcher) but I will down-narrow it to only one: NO ROMANCE! I mean, no romance at all! And having a good potential here, thanks to the fiery central characters.
.. well, it is really a pity! There were several moments that I caught myself praying for a CGI or even a non-CGI miracle, which would bring Christian Bale on Matt Damon's shoes. I mean, there would be a whole new twist on the love side of the story.
.. If not with the General-girl, at least with the Tao Tei Queen...
This review of The Great Wall (2016) was written by Blackscorpio on 09 May 2017.
The Great Wall has generally received mixed reviews.
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