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Gilded Cagenew
Curse of the Golden Flower completes Zhang Yimou's trilogy.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-17-2007 |
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Kicking and Schemingnew
To enjoy the film for the spectacle it is, it's best to simply go along with the turns of loyalty and tangled connections, savoring the detailed costumes and beautifully turned-out sets.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-11-2007 |
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Golden Slumbernew
The story is meager and disjointed.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-22-2006 |
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Just a Little Distancenew
Hero director Zhang Yimou's newest gets a little lost in translation.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
10-23-2006 |
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Songs of the Road
On one level, Riding Alone is Zhang’s most sentimental film, with lots of tear-jerking and even some outright blubbering. It’s also a remarkably sanguine portrait of the Chinese penal system, which proves unconvincingly receptive to the fixation of one bull-headed Japanese tourist.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
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Opera Bouffenew
This Chinese film by veteran Zhang Yimou is a tale about good intentions and missed opportunities.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
10-12-2006 |
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House Rulesnew
Zhang Yimou's House lets loose the passions restrained in arthouse-meets-grindhouse kung fu flicks like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and his own Hero.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
01-18-2005 |
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Soap and Daggers in Ninth Century Chinanew
The swooning visuals, the expert choreography, the teasing love story, and the puzzle-piece plot all combine to give this martial arts movie the spirit of a star-cross'd swashbuckler.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
01-13-2005 |
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Cinematic Swoon Over Operatic Action Flicknew
In addition to its essential love story, House of Flying Daggers is a class tale of characters who are pawns in larger political forces and whose endless battles have a sad futility. The characters fight for their masters, squandering lives that should be spent in love.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-13-2005 |
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Cuts Like a Knifenew
To say that actress Ziyi Zhang burns like a young sword-wielding Audrey Hepburn, would slight a masterpiece that must be seen to be believed.
An Empire of Twonew
Zhang Yimou takes the politics out of his new historical romance. But the movie also feels like opera with the music taken out.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
12-15-2004 |
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This Hero Is No False Idolnew
If Douglas Sirk had made martial arts movies they probably would have looked something like Zhang Yimou's stunning new opus.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-26-2004 |
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Tags: Zhang Yimou, Hero
Vibrant Hero Reconsiders Revenge Filmsnew
An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003, Hero plays less like a conventional action film than a grand master's chess game, and it unfolds with a cold yet dreamlike beauty.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-26-2004 |
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Tags: Zhang Yimou, Hero
Zhang, He’s Good!new
A Chinese master’s swashbuckling epic kicks airborne ass in rainbow shades.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
08-25-2004 |
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Tags: Zhang Yimou, Hero
