i had wanted to watch this movie in kl since it got pretty good reviews. i passed moneyball (2011) over for tsui hark's latest offering - and boy, it's been a while since i last see people flying at the flick of their feet. in the tradition of sherlock holmes, andy lau's dee is the smart aleck detective who received a commission from the empress to investigate the case of people combusting into flames. he has a prickly relationship with everyone around him, only because he has no interests in in the game of politics and power and care only for the truth. plot wise, i think it's alright, i can take people flying and extravagant costumes that comes with pretty heavy headdresses - all this in the mood of an investigative story telling.
however, i find the use of cgi (computer generated imagery) not natural in this film that it ends up looking like a bad patch up job that doesn't complement with the festive costumes and expansive sets. tsui hark also employed dv (digital video) in a number of scenes which gives a contemporary feel to the film - i am no dv fan especially in period films (if this can be called that..errr may be not..dated is the right word) which to me does not add to the merit of the story. at one point, as i was watching the movie, i thought..god damned it, tsui hark is going dv-mad like micheal mann did in miami vice (2006).
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