Red Cliff

Camp, over-the-top and entirely unbelievable: in short, the best thing John Woo has made in years.

The film is both traditional and modern: austere in its engagement with history, and insistent in its showy action beats.

...a return to the ballistic ballets of Hong Kong-era Woo, only this time the projectiles are sheathed in quivers instead of shoulder holsters...

Resultatet er storslået visuel underholdning i et format, som Hollywood for længst er holdt op med at lave film i...