Anyone seen it yet?
I've just caught it last night.
Really fascinated by Yu Hong's mind for the entire 140 mins. Story-wise.....it is so-so. But an enthralling journey thru her mind for the entire show.
7 1/2 out of 10.
In any case, the same old marketing gimmick was to hype that this as the most erotic movie from China, and naturally drew audiences in like bees to honey. I've long classified broadly that movies of the romance genre can usually be grouped into the romantic comedies which Hollywood does well enough, and the romantic tragedies which try to bring out those tears. I've forgotten one more group, so add this to the broad classification now - those that want to titillate. Summer Palace attempts to explore relationships from its leads against the historical backdrop of change in China, but falls flat and seemed to prefer to focus on humping.
Continues at http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com/2007/05/summer-palace-yihe-yuan.html
