Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame

Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame 212 imdb 6 6 2h 3min 2011 x ray pg 13 a bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in china the soon to be empress wu zetian carina lau 2046 and a formerly exiled detective dee renjie andy lau the warlords at the infamous imperial palace.

Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame. When you propose a film that features wuxia and andy lau and a chinese sherlock holmes i get all curious. Now here s a film that s a half step outside your average martial arts hong kong flick. 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. A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in china the soon to be empress wu zetian and a formerly exiled detective dee renjie at the infamous imperial palace.

She recalls her best investigative official detective dee andy lau to poke his nose in and solve the murder mystery before her scheduled coronation never mind that dee had been languishing in punishment for the past eight years for treason. Detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame is a 2010 chinese hong kong action adventure mystery film directed and produced by tsui hark. Directed and produced by tsui hark detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame is an entertaining blend of history there actually was an empress wu zetian mystery intrigue action and. Hoping that he will solve the crime before her coronation wu appoints dee chief judge of the empire and implores him to combine his indisputable wisdom.

And that s a fairly roundabout way to finally arrive at detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame. Venice tsui hark s spectacular much awaited kung fu film detective dee and the mystery of the phantom flame shot in china for a reported 13 million is an appealing combo of classic chinese.