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The Banquet (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 2  Rotten:3 Average Rating: 4.5/10

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Zhang Ziyi, Daniel Wu, Ge You, Ma Jingwu, Zhou Xun

Director: Feng Xiaogang

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04/10/08 03:15 AM
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For all its visual splendour, The Banquet has none of the pathos or originality of Crouching Tiger, nor does it endear us to its characters through its 140 minute running time

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11/30/07 08:27 PM
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This may be one of the year's better films, and some of the rawest Shakespeare you'll ever see.

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10/04/07 07:49 PM
Graham Killeen
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...mesmerizing but often empty...

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09/13/06 01:41 PM
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Visually opulent but stately and stygian.

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09/04/06 03:15 AM
Derek Elley
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