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DETECTIVE DEE: THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS

DI RENJIE ZHI SIDATIANWANG
China, Hong Kong | 2018 | Tsui Hark

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The third film in Tsui Hark’s popular “Detective Dee” series is a lavish mystery fantasy thriller set in 7th-century China, during the Tang dynasty. In this installment, ace sleuth Di Renjie (Detective Dee) must protect the all-powerful Dragon-Taming Mace, presented to him by the Emperor, from a band of sorcerers working for the scheming, ambitious Empress Wu. Swordplay, acrobatics, and CGI abound. “On the level of pure popcorn entertainment, there’s not a thing one can fault.” –Variety. Subtitles. DCP. 132 min.

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