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Originally Posted by Janszoon
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
I was home from work sick today just watching movies and I have to say this one surprised me by how good it was. Imagine Sherlock Holmes and an albino Watson as 7th century Chinese detectives trying to solve a series of spontaneous human (and bird) combustions in the days leading up to the coronation of China's first empress in a screenplay written by someone who eats a lot of mushrooms and you have pretty good sense of what this movie is like. Not for everyone I'm sure, but I enjoyed it. |
I really tried with this movie but just couldn't get past the first 30 mins. Reminded me of Casshern in that it looked visually amazing but lacking in focus.
The Aussies can certainly do low budget revenge thrillers. A father seeks revenge for his daughters death. Superb and realistic.
Cliched but Jennifer Aniston is ridiculously yummy.
I don't drive and Formula 1 is watchable but I can take it or leave it. This however was stunning especially as it's based on real events. The acting is superb and I was engrossed from start to finish.