It pains me deeply to say this, but, Bwahahaha! Are they kidding with this ‘Curse of the Golden Flower’ thing? Seriously, where can I get some of whatever Zhang Yimou was on when he was directing this grotesquerie of a cinematic disaster?

Half-assed and cheap looking. And it star Freddie Prinze Jr. What, you’re surprised?

Look, this is no classic. It’s a little obvious, and a lot ham-handed in places. But its opening a window onto a scene that we shouldn’t be ignoring is vital. What it wants to do, storywise, and succeeds in doing more than compensates for the forgivable gaffes it stumbles into along the way.

Cool, cynical irony drips from every moment…