Reviews

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  Edge Of Innocence

  3.5
  Mystery, Thriller  •  China

  ‘End of Innocence’ won’t be counted among the great thrillers to come out of Asia in recent years, but it’s a more than competent effort and generates real tension before the credits roll.

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  The Boy And The Beast

  4.0
  Action, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy  •  Japan

  A unique coming of age tale and a wonderfully creative and fully realised fantasy world combine to deliver a rewarding and touching anime.

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  Dragon Blade

  3.0
  Action, Adventure, Drama, History  •  China, Hong Kong

  ‘Dragon Blade’, for the most part is an entertaining ride but sways inconsistently between hard hitting period action and cheesy dramatics.

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  Sky On Fire

  2.5
  Action, Crime, Thriller  •  China

  Ringo Lam in the director’s chair should ensure a film that is at least cohesive. ‘Sky On Fire’ shows that this faith in the film-maker may be currently under review as this incredulous action thriller is a messy, wildly inconsistent affair.

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  A Loner

  3.0
  Drama  •  China

  ‘A Loner’ is therefore a solid, thoughtful meditation on a traditionally Western problem that is now creeping into the affluent East, but should have been more than its good intentions.

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  Free And Easy

  1.5
  Comedy  •  China

  ‘Free & Easy’ is a moderately amusing one minute sketch stretching to feature length and you can feel every one of its ninety minutes pass as if they’re being pulled from your own flesh.