Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

G K The outraged pregnant wife (Gong Li) of an injured Chinese peasant appeals to the highest courts in the land to force a village elder to apologize for injuring her husband. The Story Of Qiu Ju was a hit at film festivals and won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival in 1992.Qiu Ju takes it personally when the local chief kicks her husband in the groin over a planning dispute, triggering her quietly fenacious quest for justice, told in almost documentary style. Her mission sheds light on the tangled mess of China's legal system, and the huge gap between life in the cities and rural areas.

hupfons5 Another fine performance by Gong Li in a story that takes too long to reach its disconcerting conclusion. (SPOILER) Her character's determined struggle to seek a just settlement for the local Communist party official's assault on her husband is impressive. She is not deterred by physical hardship, swindlers, party bureaucrats, or the arrogance of the party official himself.(SPOILER) The plot twist that occurs at the birth of her baby almost redeems the slow pace of the film up to that point of the story, but not quite.The location shots (in the cities and rural areas) enhance the story but not quite enough for this reviewer. Not a waste of time for those with enough patience to wait for the story to reach its conclusion, but not as good as many other of Gong Li's & Yimou Zhang's work.

jokercard88 In a word...simple. All the plot is about is a wife whose husband got kicked in the d*** by some chief or governor (I didn't pay attention to> their ranks). Despite this, the movie is still great, Gong Li isn't as beautiful as usual (that jacket makes her look like a marshmellow), but she gives her usual beautiful performance. 9/10.

mifunesamurai A simply story about a village woman seeking justice for the maltreatment of her husband by the Village chief. At first you wonder "so what!" but the unveiling of the Chinese system & the woman's determination rewards you for your time and patients.