Shanghai

Shanghai

Synopsis

An American intelligence official (John Cusack) returns to a corrupt Japanese-occupied Shanghai four months before Pearl Harbor, only to discover that a friend has been killed. While he unravels the mysteries of the death, he falls in love and gradually discovers a much larger secret that his own government is hiding.

Official Site: NA

Singapore Release Date: 1st July 2010, Thursday

Running Time: NA minutes

Ratings: G

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Cast: John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe

Crew: Director (Mikael Håfström), Producer (Mike Medavoy, Barry Mendel, Jake Myers), Writers (Hossein Amini), Music (Gabriel Yared), Cinematography (Benoît Delhomme) and Editing (Peter Boyle, Kevin Tent)

The Trailer

The Review

The movies has a capable ensemble cast of whose-who in the movie industry, from John Cusack, Chow Yun-Fat to Gong Li.

With all that stars you might think this romance, espionage thriller would be an excellent production.

However despite the brilliant acting all-around, the movie was disappointed by the director’s weak handling of the plot and direction.

Yes the script has it’s twist and turn, but it’s not gripping enough to hold my full attention.

I was restless in my seat most of the time as the film played out.

Entertaining yes, but forgettable.

The Good

• Excellent lighting and set production

The Bad

• Unrealistic scene
• Lack of screen-time for some of the stars

Editor’s Ratings