Reunited British comedy duo Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley's Absolutely Fabulous comeback has helped land the TV veterans an International Emmy Award nomination for Best Comedy.
This erotically charged sizzler from Oscar-winning director Ang Lee is a brilliant look at how the best-laid plans of freedom fighters during wartime can backfire, especially when sex with the enemy is a fundamental part of their deadly scheme.
The Painted Veil is a lushly photographed, costume-drama actor's piece, soggy in the second half from melodrama. It tries to unmask misguided attraction between two lovers in 1920's China, but it unravels under its own conceits.
A competent, well-composed film that offers nothing new to the subject of chipping away of traditional culture. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starring Zhu Xu, Pu Cun Xin, Jiang Wu, He Zheng and Zhang Jin Hao. Directed by Zhang Yang. Produced by Peter Loehr. Screenplay by Zhang Yang, Liu Fen Dou, Huo Xin, Diao Yi Nan and Cai Xiang Jun. Released by Sony Pictures Classics.