El embrujo de Shanghai (2002)

To start with the positive, the environment in which the story unfolds is well sought after, is suggestive. The appeal of having the dreams of Shanghai with old movie aesthetic of black and white is effective. The character of Fernan-Gomez is the only credible. Not so the rest. Of course, the child protagonist is unbearable and the other not convinced at all. The situations ring false and impossib... read more