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Ronny Yu Capsule Reviews
Ronny Yu

Ronny Yu Capsule Reviews

The Phantom Lover (1995) - April 27, 2023 Leslie Cheung in a decorous Ronny Yu riff on Phantom of the Opera. Leslie’s character only seems to know one role, and it’s a musical version of Romeo and Juliet, albeit one where Juliet weirdly dies first. Kinda dull, but
10 May 2022
The Bride with White Hair (Ronny Yu, 1993)
Ronny Yu

The Bride with White Hair (Ronny Yu, 1993)

All the same comic book mythology elements as so many other post-Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain wuxia films, A Chinese Ghost Story, Swordsman II, and Ashes of Time in particular, but director Ronny Yu slows the pace down, both in plot and editing, which allows more time to take
25 Jun 2014 3 min read
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