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A Cinematic, Artistic Movie....The battle scenes are fantastic....is visually stunning.....It's beauty works both as an artistic masterpiece, and a culturally correct period piece.....the movie is driven by an incredible plot with an immense amount of deep twists..... ... Full Review

Curse of the Golden Flower is one of the very worst films of 2006.....let themselves run unchecked through poppy fields of artistic pretense.... ... Full Review

"Curse of the Golden Flower" is probably the most lavish costume drama in history, equaling or outdoing director Zhang Yimou's other spectaculars, such as "Hero" and....this complex, even convoluted story in such straightforward manner....Zhang's genius as a director....the most dramatic moments.... ... Full Review

First off, THE CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER is easily the most dramatic of the three films.....Meanwhile, CURSE is a western story told in a surprisingly western way.....Needless to say, the film was gorgeous.....The most compelling scenes.... ... Full Review

Zhang Yimou's slow, ridiculous Curse of the Golden Flower is one of the first --....Zhang is a staid director, best known for his use of colors....Curse of the Golden Flower is a confusing sludge.....Frankly, not even Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li, two of the world's most impressive actors, can inject any dazzle into this dud..... ... Full Review

engrossing thriller, a gorgeous reconstruction of a time long gone and a giddily rousing spectacle.....Daggers cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding's glorious visuals are a riot of colour and almost every shot is a moving work of art.....But, with passionate performances so hot you could fry eggs on them, Chow Yun-fat and Gong Li (Zhang's onetime partner) demonstrate why Hollywood has squandered their talents -.... ... Full Review