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Saturday Fiction

2019

Lou Ye

Gong Li, Mark Chao, Jô Odagiri, Pascal Greggory ...

6.2

243

Drama An actress working undercover for the Allies in 1941 Shanghai discovers the Japanese plan to attack Pearl Harbor.

	Author	Review
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Too much caution, not enough lust (...) even though the story constantly intrigues because of its twists and revelations, its emotional pulse is finally quite low"	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Gong Li shines in a gorgeous but frustrating spy thriller (...) 'Saturday Fiction' can also be as elusive and unsatisfying for us as it is for its various characters"	NEU
United States	Jessica Kiang Variety	"A grand missed opportunity for what ought to be a compelling, classy spy caper (...) Ma Yingi’s script skimps on characterization — no one here has any defining personality trait except untrustworthiness"	NEU
United Kingdom	Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A glamorous showcase for star Gong Li (...) But beyond some knowing play with her star status and some glossily evoked Mata Hari spy stuff, the film doesn’t bring out her strengths"	NEU

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