Counterpoint Review- Flowers of War

[ngrylilasianboy]

I recently had the opportunity to see a Chinese DVD copy of the film Flowers of War. It's been out for quite some time overseas, and opened in limited screenings here in the US (30 screens). Both domestic American reviews and box office performance have been unkind to the film, which stars Christian Bale and a mostly unknown cast of talented young

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[olegvolk]

The movie was uneven -- some sequences were excellent and others pure cloying Hollywood. Worth watching all the same. I thought Nanking, Nanking was a better film on much the same topic.