No doubt Yang Yang and Liu Yifei are 2 of the most charming actors in China. Enjoy their beautiful faces! But remember the movie meant to tell an Eastern story, or more specifically speaking, a fairy tale based on a typical Ancient Chinese world setting. I don't believe all those Carnival costumes have anything to do with ancient Chinese deities. I will still use my previous phrase here: the costumes are too much colorful and lousy. They make the characters look like genetically modified goldfish. If you are interested in ancient Chinese costumes, thank you and go to the museum instead of watching this movie. The storytelling is...Err... Maybe I am not qualified enough to say because I just felt very bewildered and confused about what was happening in the movie all the time. Read the Hollywood Reporter's review. They've made a very good point and I quote here: "Confused identities and scrambled romance make plot summaries impossible, and even describing the picture's quicksilver mood changes might test a reader's patience. " BTW, as to the plagiarism scandal. The movie might have tried to be original, but the resource novel was a big plagiarism scandal in China. I love China. Chinese writers can write amazing stories. Unfortunately, the protection of copyrights in China is as solid as a thin tissue
Review of Once Upon A Time
