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Chinese Odyssey 2002

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NR,1hr 45min
Genres:
Action,Comedy
Released:
February 6, 2002
Director:
Jeffrey Lau
Distributor:
Kino
Starring:
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Faye Wong, Vicki Zhao Wei  ...more
Synopsis: Chinese Odyssey 2002, produced by Wong Kar-Wai, is writer-director Jeff Lau's energetic parody of Chinese kung fu epics, with a bit of Shakespeare thrown in. Chang Chen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) plays the Emperor, who, desperate for the free-spirited life of a wanderer, tries to escape from the royal palace with his sister, the Princess (Faye Wong, little seen since starring in Wong's Chungking Express). He's caught and returned to his angry mother by the royal guards, but the Princess, disguised ... Full Synopsis
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Josh Ralske, AMG Review
Jeff Lau's exuberant parody, Chinese Odyssey 2002, is so energetic and consistently entertaining that it hardly matters how little sense it all makes. Mixing elements from dozens of martial arts epics (including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and sly references to producer Wong Kar-Wai's oeuvre, Lau and his able cast come up with a buoyantly scattershot farce that, thanks largely to the charisma of ... Full Review
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