Lust, Caution
Taste attributes: actiondramaromancethrillerespionagehistoricaltried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeSweeping and conventional: a moving thriller, heavy rather than light. Best if you like comfort over surprises.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 405 votes
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Pace: Balanced pace, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
During World War II, a secret agent must seduce then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 156 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Focus Features
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
