Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Radha Mitchell in "The Children of Huang Shi"
The Children of Huang Shi, directed by Roger Spottiswoode who brought you "Tomorrow Never Dies" in 1997. This movie is about a journalist George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) and a nurse (Radha Mitchell), together they saved a lot of orphaned children with the help from a leader of Chinese partisan group (Chow Yun-Fat) during the Japanese occupation of China in world war two. After that, they make their way across mountain and desert to the safety place and build a new home. This movie is not as good as I expected. First of all, this is a dramatic movie, the first 20 minutes of the running time it seems like a lame action movie. After that, it becomes a great story telling movie. This movie provides a great story but the dramatic scene are not tension at all. It gives the audiences a very flat feelings, and it doesn't have the energy. Some part of the film contain unnecessary dialouge, and the acting are very stone. This movie also told a love story between George Hogg and the nurse, but there is a lack of chemistry between both of them. Because of that, the love story felt a bit boring. I quite admire Michelle Yeoh, her acting is great although she done a small role in the movie. Other than that, the photography and cinematography is very good. It shows a lot of great environment across the China. Besides that, it also shows the Chinese culture and civilization during that years. Zhao XiaoDing who is an Academy Award nominee cinematographer for his work in "House of Flying Daggers", he done a great job in this part. Overall, it is a movie that have a great story but don't have the heart that can generate energy, and feelings.
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