Eighteen Springs

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Leprechaun K It is quite sad, and somewhat flat but still enjoyable. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/25 Full Review Audience Member A rather faithful adaptation of the original novel, with minimum amount of plot changes (which is understandable). I like the slowness of the scenes, and how in a plain way the story unfolds. But of course given its mere 2-hour length, lots of details have to be trimmed. 吴倩莲 is just so good and powerful in portraying the main character. On the other hand, 黎明's Mandarin sounds a bit weird and is distracting at times. The film is a little too compressed and it is difficult for the audience to realize that the whole movie actually spans 14 years, and hence appreciate the magnitude of the suffering endured by most of the characters. I wish the make-up artist had at least made the characters look older when they appear at the end of the movie. Overall, it's still a great movie. But the book is still 200% better! 8/10. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member http://vieplivee.blogspot.com/2008/08/18-spring.html Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Maybe Ann Hui wanted a true adaptation but that was just a flop. The details weren't true, and it lost on hold of the theme: fate and love. Let alone the truthfulness of adaptations, the film itself is not well presented as well. A bit disappointed... Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Ann Hui is a good director, but she doesn't seem to master adaptation very well, let alone Eileen Chang's works, probably the most difficult to present in visuals. Ang Lee's Lust, Caution is the best ever. Eighteen Springs comes nothing close. Anita didn't fit the role very well, pardon me, but she gave her best that again outshone the others. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Seriously miscast and poor direction. Not even a decent adaptation It's even worse than Love in a Fallen City! Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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