Sean of The Daily Rotation wrote, "The most expensive Chinese film of all time at a price tag of $90 million, right before the US premiere of this film, Christian Bale was involved in a fight with some Chinese prison guards that wouldn’t let him see a famous political prisoner. The latest film from the stylistic Yimou Zhang, it’s the story of 1939 Nanking, China, where the Japanese military has advanced into the city and demolished most of its final defenders. A small band of Chinese Army fighters saves a group of orphan school girls from the approaching Japanese Army, and by the time their tanks pass into the city, everyone from the Chinese regiment is dead, except Major Li (Dawei Tong), who watches the girls to safety while trying to formulate a plan of his own."
www.ges-sa.co.za | Set in the time of war against Japan and China we find a man with only one goal and a convent of girl with another. John (Christian Bale) is a mortician who came to china to bury the priest who ran the British established Catholic Church and convent. Being there for no other reason but to bury the priest and get his money he is stuck in the middle of a war zone with a bunch of girls from the convent. All these girls want is to get out to a safe place and all John wants is to get paid and go home but that does not happen.
Jeremy of We Got This Covered wrote, "Yimou Zhang‘s The Flowers of War is currently the most expensive Chinese film ever made, starring Christian Bale and gathering numerous awards nominations, including a Golden Globe nomination in 2011. You’d think all of this praise and attention would mean that movie is at the very least a dramatic war film with a gripping story and intense performances. The Flowers of War is dramatic and does contain one notable performance, but aside from that performance and some expertly shot battle sequences, it’s merely just another lengthy Chinese war epic that could use a trimming in the editing room and a little more flavor in the casting department."
Nicholas of Movies Hate You Too writes:
Last week’s Blu-ray releases were on the paltry side with the holiday but this week’s schedule is packed mostly thanks to Warner Brothers releasing a large amount of catalog titles.
Nick’s Blu-ray Pick of the Week: This week I have two because couldn’t make up my mind. First up we have...
I hope this is going to be released in the US soon and at all theaters. I hate it when it's limited release because then I usually don't get to see them if I have to drive to far just to see a movie.