Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

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In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing ... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame:

Andy Lau
Li Bingbing
Deng Chao
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Carina Lau
Richard Ng Yiu-Hon

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In 689 A.D., the Empress Wu Zetian is building a 66 m high statue of Buddha for her inauguration as the first empress of China under the objections and conspiracy of the other clans. When the engineer responsible for the construction mysteriously dies by spontaneous combustion, the superstitious workers are afraid since the man removed the good luck charms from the main pillar. There is an investigation of Pei Donglai and another investigator that also dies after withdrawing the amulets. Empress Wu assigns her loyal assistant Shangguan Jing'er to release the exiled Detective Dee from his imprisonment to investigate with Donglai and Jing'er the mystery of the deaths. They ride in a mystic and epic adventure to unravel the mystery.

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NOW Toronto - 10/10 by Norman WilnerDetective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame is a thriller, an action movie, an effects-heavy mythical adventure and even a little bit of a love story. In short, it's every sort of film director Tsui Hark has made in the past all rolled into one.
indieWire - 9/10 by Eric KohnWhile there's a casual dissonance to each twist in its winding plot that results in a disconnected and emotionally vapid experience, Detective Dee unquestionably achieves the escapism it intends.
New York Times - 9/10 by A.O. ScottWitty but not campy, grand without being unduly somber, it is a crazy, almost-coherent riot of intrigue, color and kineticism anchored by the charisma of its cast.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 9/10 by Steven ReaIs it possible for Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame to be any more riotously over-the-top than it is?
Toronto Star - 8/10 by Linda BarnardA colourful carnival of relentless action and artful images.
Moveable Fest - 8/10 by Stephen SaitoThe kind of escapist entertainment that they just don't make anymore, which also makes its allusions to real-world concerns such as political hegemony and torture feel a bit misplaced in this movie fantasia.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Kevin ThomasIt has opulent, stylized settings of elegance, grandeur and scope, flawless special effects, and awesome martial arts combat staged by the master, Sammo Hung. Yet bravura spectacle never overwhelms either the plot or the key characters. Chang Chia-lu's intricate script bristles with wit and suspense; the film from start to finish is a terrific entertainment.
Combustible Celluloid - 8/10 by Jeffrey M. AndersonTsui's skill, the fluidity of the images, and the charisma of the cast, all contribute to make this a worthwhile effort.
Boston Phoenix - 8/10 by Brett MichelTsui plays as fast and loose with historical fact as stunt director and frequent collaborator Sammo Hung does with the movie's exhilarating action sequences, which feature the usual wire work and set-extending CG trickery.
Oregonian - 8/10 by Mike RussellIn their best moments, Hark's action movies have a what-did-I-just-see giddiness, as if their choreography were springing straight from a cartoon id.

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