films seen
4
average score
3.63*
nationality
status
Alive and kicking

Movies


The Message

Feng Sheng
2009 / 120m - China
Thriller
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The Message is visually stunning, smart, atmospheric and even a little tense near the end.


Double Vision

Shuang Tong
2002 / 113m - Taiwan
Mystery, Thriller
3.5*/5.0*
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The Peony Pavilion

Wo De Mei Li Yu Ai Chou
1995 / 95m - Taiwan
Drama
3.5*/5.0*
The Peony Pavilion poster

A pleasant, but small and somewhat limited drama. The dream sequences are what set this film apart, but they're not quite extravagant enough to carry the film by themselves. The drama feels a tad too light in contrast, even though it's meant to be pretty deep and harrowing.

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The performances are solid enough, and the setup of the drama is interesting. The cinematography's a tad too pedestrian though and while the dream sequences look good, the potential was there to do even more. I was engaged throughout and the film has no real weak points, it's just not that distinctive.