Review of White Vengeance (2011) by Jy S — 25 Sep 2012

Daniel Lee's White Vengeance is a game of wits more than it is a battle to be emperor.The story is lengthy coming in at well past 2 hours; however, the film makes the most of it with much emphasis on character and plot details.

There is noticeably a good amount of drama, but the pacing never seems to come to a crawl.The action never gets too elaborate and there is some small usage of CG which is nothing to brag about. There are a few segments which can be considered stylized, but all in all placing this film as action first isn't appropriate.

Leon Lai and Shaofeng Feng go back and forth throughout the film, but Hanyu Zhang and Anthony Wong are the ones pulling the strings. Watching Zhang and Wong play a game of weiqi at the banquet is a definite highlight.

White Vengeance does have its share of enticing moments that offset some of its drama and long run time. In return, this is a watchable piece out of China.