Reviews

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  Iceman

  1.5
  Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Martial Arts  •  China, Hong Kong

  ‘Iceman’ is more of a lame comedy with a little bit a decent action rather than the fantasy blockbuster if could have been.

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  Ip Man And Four Kings

  2.5
  Action, Drama, Martial Arts  •  China

  ‘Ip Man And Four Kings’ leaves gaping holes in an already threadbare plot while taking even the simplest of character development as an ordeal.

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  Shadow

  3.0
  Action, Drama, Martial Arts, War  •  China

  Zhang Yimou’s black, white and blood red opus mixes political intrigue, wuxia action and enough twists and turns to fill several mysteries.

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  Send Me To The Clouds

  3.5
  Drama  •  China

  The two most striking things about ‘Send Me To The Clouds’ are the photography and the performance of actress Yao Chen.

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  Paradox

  3.5
  Action, Crime, Drama, Martial Arts, Thriller  •  Hong Kong

  The third instalment in the ‘SPL’ franchise sees original director Wilson Yip return for another dark crime tale that doesn’t skimp on the nihilism or the hard edged fight action.

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  A Lifetime Treasure

  2.0
  Comedy  •  Hong Kong

  It’s almost as if director Andrew Lam just got a few mates together for an exercise in tedium to prove how willing we are to forgive anything for a hit of nostalgia.