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14 ❘ Movies CONTACT US AT: 8351-9456, [email protected] Fri/Sat/Sun March 2~4, 2018 (March 2) Theaters Theaters Schedule Schedule Currently playing Detecve Chinatown 2 (Mandarin) —————————————— Monster Hunt 2 (Mandarin) —————————————— The Leisure Seeker (English) —————————————— The Greatest Showman (English) —————————————— Wonder (English) —————————————— OSGH Cinema Add: Inside The MixC Metro: Line 1 or 2, Grand Theater Station South Movie City Add: Inside Kingglory Plaza Metro: Line 1, Guomao Station UA KK Mall Add: Inside KK Mall Metro: Line 1 or 2, Grand Theater Station Broadway Cinema Add: Inside Coco Park Metro: Line 1 or 3, Shopping Park Station Bona Cinema Add: Inside Maoye Department Store Metro: Line 2, Huaqiangbei Station China Film Cinema Add: Inside OCT Harbor Metro: Line 9, Shenzhen Bay Park Station Holiday Cinema Add: Inside Yitian Holiday Plaza Metro: Line 1 or 2, Window of the World Station Coastal City Cinema Add: Inside Coastal City Metro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station Lumière Pavilions Add: Inside Gateway One Metro: Line 2, Sea World Station Shenzhen Jinyi Intl. Cinema Add: Inside Central Walk Metro: Line 1 or 4, Convention and Exhibition Center Station Huayi Brothers Cinema Add: Inside All City Metro: Line 2, Haiyue Station Donghai Pacific Cineplex Add: Inside Donghai Shopping Plaza Metro: Line 1, 7, 9, Chegongmiao Station OSGH Cinema Add: Inside Injoy Mall Metro: Line 9, Shangmeilin Station Golden Carnival Center Cinema Add: Beside Shenzhen Concert Hall Metro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station MCL Cinema City Add: 5/F, Garden City Center Metro: Line 1, Daxin Station, change to bus 332 Starring: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang, Wang Xun, Liu Chengyu, Shang Yuxian, Yuan Hua Director: Chen Sicheng Detective Chinatown 2 《唐人街探案2》 Liu Haoran as Qin Feng (L), Wang Baoqiang as Tang Ren (R) and Xiao Yang as Song Yi (C). File photos THE release of “Detective Chinatown 2” is a rarity, in that it’s a non-Eng- lish movie getting distribution from a major U.S. studio (Warner Bros.) and all on the occasion of the Chinese New Year. But fear not, those who have never seen the first “Detective Chinatown” — the shenanigans here are so broad, with two mismatched detectives trying to solve a twisty case under a time crunch, that seeing the original is far from a requirement. Director Chen Sicheng’s “Detective Chinatown 2” centralizes these antics in a chintzy travelogue’s idea of New York City, with Times Square, Union Square, Chinatown and Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” prominently featured. Our guides through this outsider’s view of New York are cal- culated boy genius detective Qin Feng (Liu Haoran) and his high-energy, squeaky-voiced uncle Tang Ren (Wang Baoqiang), also a reputable detective but with far less grace. The two are mismatched from the beginning, with Tang Ren appearing bombastic, boyish and clumsy, but with a knowledge of ancient Chinese culture that always seems to lead to the missing clue. Chen dresses up Qin’s brilliance, on the other hand, with extensive CGI sequences where he can visualize a map of New York City, going so far as to pull out build- ings like he was playing with a toy set. But this is another moment in which the movie is better at being flashy than logical. The two detectives are in the United States to try to get a US$5 million reward for solving China- town case involving a wealthy man’s son, competing against other detec- tives who are created with even more broader strokes than they are: two bald twins, a muscle man who could be Jason Momoa’s stunt double, a young woman with blue hair who can hack everything, a man dressed up like Sherlock Holmes who works with his daughter, and more. True to how the first “Detective Chinatown” plays out, there are many unexpected turns during the investigation, like in how a prime suspect becomes a third member of the crime-solving duo. Soon enough, they’re all being chased throughout the city and by the goofiest of bad guy goons, all while trying to solve a central question that a fair share of viewers will figure out before the end of the opening credits. There are plenty of moments that will have international audiences laughing at the United States: When a sourpuss police chief with a Trumpian haircut says we should “also build a wall in the West,” what does that say about us? Chen continues to show that he has a strong balance of style and storytelling, creating visual jokes out of packed sequences and telling his story in a way that’s in-your-face, but in a manner that you don’t want to look away. Even if it’s not that funny, “Detective Chinatown 2” proves to be snappy and persistent, complement- ing its bright color palette and energy with basic goals to alternate between silly, dark and slightly clever. The movie is now being screened in Shenzhen. (SD-Agencies) A scene from “Detective Chinatown 2.”
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14 x MoviesCONTACT US AT: 8351-9456, [email protected]
Fri/Sat/Sun March 2~4, 2018
(March 2)
TheatersTheaters
ScheduleScheduleCurrently playing
Detec� ve Chinatown 2(Mandarin)
——————————————Monster Hunt 2
(Mandarin)——————————————
The Leisure Seeker(English)
——————————————The Greatest Showman
(English)——————————————
Wonder(English)
——————————————
OSGH CinemaAdd: Inside The MixCMetro: Line 1 or 2, Grand Theater Station
South Movie CityAdd: Inside Kingglory PlazaMetro: Line 1, Guomao Station
UA KK MallAdd: Inside KK MallMetro: Line 1 or 2, Grand Theater Station
Broadway CinemaAdd: Inside Coco ParkMetro: Line 1 or 3, Shopping Park Station
Bona CinemaAdd: Inside Maoye Department StoreMetro: Line 2, Huaqiangbei Station
China Film CinemaAdd: Inside OCT HarborMetro: Line 9, Shenzhen Bay Park Station
Holiday CinemaAdd: Inside Yitian Holiday PlazaMetro: Line 1 or 2, Window of the World Station
Coastal City CinemaAdd: Inside Coastal CityMetro: Line 2 or 11, Houhai Station
Lumière PavilionsAdd: Inside Gateway OneMetro: Line 2, Sea World Station
Shenzhen Jinyi Intl. CinemaAdd: Inside Central WalkMetro: Line 1 or 4, Convention and Exhibition Center Station
Huayi Brothers CinemaAdd: Inside All CityMetro: Line 2, Haiyue Station
Donghai Pacifi c CineplexAdd: Inside Donghai Shopping PlazaMetro: Line 1, 7, 9, Chegongmiao Station
OSGH CinemaAdd: Inside Injoy MallMetro: Line 9, Shangmeilin Station
Golden Carnival Center CinemaAdd: Beside Shenzhen Concert HallMetro: Line 3 or 4, Children’s Palace Station
MCL Cinema CityAdd: 5/F, Garden City CenterMetro: Line 1, Daxin Station, change to bus 332
Starring: Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran, Xiao Yang, Wang Xun, Liu Chengyu, Shang Yuxian, Yuan Hua Director: Chen Sicheng
Detective Chinatown 2《唐人街探案2》
Liu Haoran as Qin Feng (L), Wang Baoqiang as Tang Ren (R) and Xiao Yang as Song Yi (C). File photos
THE release of “Detective Chinatown 2” is a rarity, in that it’s a non-Eng-lish movie getting distribution from a major U.S. studio (Warner Bros.) and all on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.
But fear not, those who have never seen the fi rst “Detective Chinatown” — the shenanigans here are so broad, with two mismatched detectives trying to solve a twisty case under a time crunch, that seeing the original is far from a requirement.
Director Chen Sicheng’s “Detective Chinatown 2” centralizes these antics in a chintzy travelogue’s idea of New York City, with Times Square, Union Square, Chinatown and Taylor Swift’s “Welcome to New York” prominently featured. Our guides through this outsider’s view of New York are cal-culated boy genius detective Qin Feng (Liu Haoran) and his high-energy, squeaky-voiced uncle Tang Ren (Wang Baoqiang), also a reputable detective but with far less grace.
The two are mismatched from the beginning, with Tang Ren appearing bombastic, boyish and clumsy, but with a knowledge of ancient Chinese culture that always seems to lead to the missing clue. Chen dresses up Qin’s brilliance, on the other hand, with extensive CGI sequences where he can visualize a map of New York City, going so far as to pull out build-ings like he was playing with a toy set. But this is another moment in which the movie is better at being fl ashy than logical.
The two detectives are in the United States to try to get a US$5 million reward for solving China-town case involving a wealthy man’s son, competing against other detec-tives who are created with even more broader strokes than they are: two
bald twins, a muscle man who could be Jason Momoa’s stunt double, a young woman with blue hair who can hack everything, a man dressed up like Sherlock Holmes who works with his daughter, and more.
True to how the fi rst “Detective Chinatown” plays out, there are many unexpected turns during the investigation, like in how a prime suspect becomes a third member of the crime-solving duo. Soon enough, they’re all being chased throughout the city and by the goofi est of bad guy goons, all while trying to solve a central question that a fair share of viewers will fi gure out before the end of the opening credits.
There are plenty of moments that will have international audiences
laughing at the United States: When a sourpuss police chief with a Trumpian haircut says we should “also build a wall in the West,” what does that say about us?
Chen continues to show that he has a strong balance of style and storytelling, creating visual jokes out of packed sequences and telling his story in a way that’s in-your-face, but in a manner that you don’t want to look away. Even if it’s not that funny, “Detective Chinatown 2” proves to be snappy and persistent, complement-ing its bright color palette and energy with basic goals to alternate between silly, dark and slightly clever.
The movie is now being screened in Shenzhen.
(SD-Agencies)
A scene from “Detective Chinatown 2.”
