Confucius

Confucius (2010)

  • 45% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 39% of users liked it
    (363 ratings)

From the producer of Red Cliff and Warlords and shot in the same lavish style, Confucius stars superstar Chow Yun-Fat (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) as the legendary hero of the title: a man who lead the kingdom of Lu in battle against its warmongering neighbour, Qi. ~ Rovi

Unrated, 2 hr.
Directed By
Mei Hu
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
On DVD
Oct 4, 2010

Critic Reviews

  • Don Groves, sbs.com.au

    Chow Yun-fat fails to inspire as Chinese philosopher.

  • Martin Roberts, Fan The Fire

    The narrative feels unfocused at times and the pace is changeable, but give it a chance and the presence of Chow Yun-Fat, at least, will win you over.

  • Derek Malcolm, This is London

    Chow Yun-fat plays the philosopher with dignified aplomb; otherwise, we rely on action as much as words, and never learn enough about the man.

  • Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

    This ambitious biopic feels chopped down from something much longer, as it leaps through the story without giving us much to engage with.

  • Anton Bitel, Film4

    it celebrates the ethics of what would later become known as Confucianism, but also stages the mismatch between high ideals and realpolitik - as though to say that there was no place in China for China's greatest thinker.

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  • Panta O


    Confucius (Chinese: 孔子) is a biographical drama written, produced and directed by Hu Mei, starring Chow Yun-fat as the titular Chinese philosopher. I didn't expect too much from this movie especially because I thought that it was made to commemorate the 60th… More

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