Rating of
3.5/4
Beautiful
brendoman - wrote on 12/07/07
I thought it was pretty great. The sets and costumes are pretty unbelievable and the sheer number of extras is amazing. The film just looked beautiful. It was very Shakespearean, as Grace pointed out, and was pretty darn depressing. But even if that doesn't sound like your cup of tea, I think you should go see it. Why? Ninjas. Lots of freaking ninjas flipping out on people. Aside from the tragic themes, I think the lesson learned in this movie is that no matter how well you think you are doing in a fight or how many people you killed, some ninjas are always going to flip out and kill you. Also, Chow Yung Fat is fan-freaking-tastic and plays very against type in this film. But to summarize my review, even if the whole rest of the movie sucked (which it doesn't), Ninjas = Awesome so Curse of the Golden Flower = Awesome.
