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Shanghai Fortress (2019)
Directed by Teng Hua-Tao
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Most recently watched by sleestakk
Overview
Set in the future, the city of Shanghai battle to defend itself against an ongoing attack by an alien force that has attacked and laid siege to numerous cities around the globe in it’s quest to harvest a hidden energy only found on earth.
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Lu Han | Shu Qi | Godfrey Gao | Wilson Wang | Shi Liang | Kid Young
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/2019 | Home Theater | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4 stars |
| (Average) 4 stars |
Viewing Notes
Marred by subpar digital FX and dripping in syrupy melodrama, this was a bit of a slog to get through. Poor Shu Qi has very little to do here except pretend to touch some digital screens and talk about how love has no place in war.
Sadly, Godfrey Gao’s last movie before he passed away unexpectedly a few weeks ago.
5 years ago
I’ve wanted to see this since it was first announced but I’ve yet to hear anything positive about it so I keep putting it off despite it sitting at the top of my queue. Very sad b/c the premise sounds so good. And it has Shu Qi which would be enough to push up my priority list.
5 years ago
Yeah it’s pretty disappointing. It would have benefited from a much longer running time and a much larger budget. I think the budget was 30,000,000.