Review of The Last Emperor (1987) by John D — 06 Aug 2008

Well there are two good things I can say about The Last Emperor, it a visually stunning film. The sets, costumes and camera work is nothing short of brilliant and I have to respect how close they paid attention to the details of Pu-Yi life.

Now here is where the problems come, director/writer Bernardo Bertolucci uses the film's epic look to hide the film's lack of a compelling story and acting or anything else that could give this film a epic feeling.

Not a terrible film but this 3 hour special on the history channel really doesn't deserve a best picture win.