The Great Conqueror's Concubine (1994)
Reviewed by: hkcinema on 1999-12-08
An epic historical drama telling of the struggle between two warriors to replace the tyrannical first emperor of China. One is Xiang Yu, a powerful warlord who's only weakness is his love for the Lady Yu. The other is Liu Pang, a revolutionary of peasant origin who would be destined to found the legendary Han dynasty. This film is a quite literal retelling and you will probably like it if you enjoy battle scenes. Costumes and props are impressively authentic. Unfortunately, this mainland-HK coproduction is a bit lacking in liveliness and suffers from it's Cantonese dubbing.

[Reviewed by Brian Lam]