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Once Upon a Time

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A goddess falls in love with a human while undergoing a trial in the mortal world. Soon, an old enemy reappears to threaten everything that she holds dear.
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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter 08/13/2017
The TV series version surely makes a lot more sense. Go to Full Review Nick Allen RogerEbert.com 08/11/2017
2/4
A busy, precious epic of profoundly limited imagination, where it doesn't have a vision so much as a shiny color palette. Go to Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 08/10/2017
It's best not to attempt to fathom too much of what goes on in this colorful fantasy-adventure and simply take in its lushly shot and designed visuals, eye-popping effects, lively action and often lovely score. Go to Full Review David Noh Film Journal International 08/11/2017
The unquestioned eye-candy feast of 2017. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/18/2020 This movie is a wonderful romance, with just enough fantasy and tales of woe, intertwined. It is heartbreaking and romantic, at the same time. This is, most definitely, a "must see"! See more 03/11/2020 The film is good, beautiful pictures, content close to the original story, beautiful actors See more 09/12/2017 LOVING&HEARTY&EMOTIONAL&AWESOME MOVIE! Yang Yang is soooo handsome and played his role perfectly! Liu YiFei is soooo beautiful and played her role gorgeously. Not only are they the prefect couple but they nailed this storyline. It's confusing storyline, but it's extremely different that makes this movie so rare and so amazingly tell tell. Having a beautiful lady and a handsome gentleman to played this role, nailed it at a 5 star. See more 09/07/2017 true love will always be there, the one who you love will always be there as long as you have the heart See more 08/21/2017 know this sounds paradoxical, but who cares about movie reviews? You need to see this film for yourself! The visual effects (especially the underwater world and the heavenly palace!), the costumes, the actors' supreme good looks (I almost went giddy when Yang Yang's face first appeared on the screen!)...it's a feast for the eye! The visuals alone are worth the ticket price. Don't miss this film! You have to feel the visual impact at a movie theater! See more 08/21/2017 If you've watched the asian drama before this movie, you're gonna go "wtf" @ the ending. Not only that, there are some plot holes in this movie that made you question a lot. The romance feels very off, the whole plot felt rushed and some scenes were semi choppy. I tried to not compare both asian drama and movie but if I had to pick, the asian drama's the best. I recommend you guys to watch the drama one instead. You would definitely understand more and grow attached to the characters. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Zhao Xiaoding

Director

Anthony LaMolinara

Director

Yifei Liu

Bai Qian

Yang Yang

Ye Hua

Yikuan Yan

Qing Cang

Luo Jin

Zhe Yan

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Movie Info

Synopsis A goddess falls in love with a human while undergoing a trial in the mortal world. Soon, an old enemy reappears to threaten everything that she holds dear.
Director
Zhao Xiaoding, Anthony LaMolinara
Distributor
Well Go USA
Production Co
Alibaba Pictures Group
Genre
Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
Chinese
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$485.5K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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