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Review: Memoirs of a Geisha (Movies)
Posted: Jan 9 2006, 02:34 PM
Reviewed: Memoirs of a Geisha
Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, · Rating: PG-13 · Year: 2005 ·
Description: In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach.
Review Title: The book is better · Overall Score: 6
(Overall Rating: 6, Casting / Acting: 6, Story: 6, )
My Opinion:
I was very disappointed by this movie. I read the book and I loved it. I did not like the fact that the cast was Chinese actresses for the main characters. I thought it would have been more athentic if they could have tried to get Japanese actresses.
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Starring: Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Gong Li, · Rating: PG-13 · Year: 2005 ·
Description: In the years before World War II, a Japanese child is torn from her penniless family to work as a geisha house. Despite a treacherous rival who nearly breaks her spirit, the girl blossoms into the legendary geisha Sayuri. Beautiful and accomplished, Sayuri captivates the most powerful men of her day, but is haunted by her secret love for the one man beyond her reach.
Review Title: The book is better · Overall Score: 6
(Overall Rating: 6, Casting / Acting: 6, Story: 6, )
My Opinion:
I was very disappointed by this movie. I read the book and I loved it. I did not like the fact that the cast was Chinese actresses for the main characters. I thought it would have been more athentic if they could have tried to get Japanese actresses.
This is an automatically generated post created when a new opinion has been posted to the Opinion Boards. You can comment on this opinion directly or post your own opinion
