The Battle of Red Cliff

Red Cliff

The film is both traditional and modern: austere in its engagement with history, and insistent in its showy action beats.

Camp, over-the-top and entirely unbelievable: in short, the best thing John Woo has made in years.

Large scale combat carries the day in John Woo's latest effort Red Cliff.

'Red Cliff' is a black-and-white film, but there’s enough red here to keep it interesting.

...this is a sweeping, stirring breath-snatcher that finds the director on his finest form since Face/Off.