The Banquet (2006)

Release Date: 15th September 2006
Details: 129 mins, G, Drama/Action
Starring: Daniel Wu, Jingwu Ma, You Ge, Zhou Xun, Ziyi Zhang
Directed by: XiaoGang Feng
Local Distributor: Shaw Organization

The Banquet is set in ancient China during the period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Against this background of internal turmoil and external threat lives Empress Wan. As beautiful as she is limber, she harbours forbidden desires for her stepson Prince Wu Luan. When the Emperor dies all of a sudden and his younger brother Li takes the throne, Wan marries Li to protect Wu Luan and seal her own position in the court. But Li is no fool and dispatches murderers that ultimately fail to kill Wu Luan. When Emperor Li proclaims a big banquet, Wu Luan and Wan realise it is time to strike.

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Went to watch it with Jeremy and Justin at Golden Village Plaza. I'd find it not a bad movie. The aesthetic level is there, however, I don't fancy the storyline. It's not that interesting for this kind of storyline. And where is the climax?

Grade: 3.5/5 stars