Film2010119 min

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Name: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2010
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Andy Lau, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Carina Lau

Taste attributes: actionadventuredramamysteryfastlightlinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands"

Boxlist takePolished and sweeping: a fast mystery. Best if you like polish over grit.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 268 votes

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Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie at the infamous Imperial Palace. Hoping he will solve the crime before her coronation, Wu appoints Dee Chief Judge of the Empire and implores him to combine his indisputable wisdom with his unparalleled martial arts skills to save the future of her dynasty. Director Tsui Hark (Seven Swords) teams with stunt director Sammo Hung in this heart-pounding, epic thriller inspired by the incredible true story of one of the Tang Dynasty's most celebrated officials.

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