The Battle for Lake Changjin 长津湖 (2021)
Jun 20, 2022
(directed by Chen Kaige 陈凯歌, Tsui Hark 徐克, and Dante Lam 林超賢) The box-office champion of 2021, this war film united three of the most famous Chinese directors. The complexity of war, however, is undermined by battle scenes taken to action-film excesses and the political necessity of portraying the battle as a great success regardless of the cost. ★★☆☆☆