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I was surprised by the movie's historical accuracy (insofar as that is possible with a character as disputed as Koxinga, and considering that a siege of some months had to be understandably condensed into a day), and it valuably conveys a sense of hard fought resistance to dynastic succession. Too often people have the impression that dynastic succession is some kind of light switch flipping from old dynasty to new. The film is well acted, although a little over the top at times (one rather expects that of HK cinema), and it is easy to sympathize with the characters (except the Dutch). The story is tragic and compelling, covering much more than the siege of Taiwan, which makes the English title misleading. The movie might have more overseas success if they called it something more interesting than "Sino-Dutch War 1661" which sounds like a boring lecture one might attend in college. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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Not a bad movie. A little political, but I love Vincent Zhao. Not your typical martial arts movie. This is more of an attempt at an epic, but some ok action. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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