Article 20 (Di er shi tiao)

我不是这个意思 (That's not what I mean) A dramedy of misunderstandings. Shockingly critical of the Chinese legal system's inability to defend victims and their justified acts of violence, endless procedures and bureaucratic language getting in the way of confronting simple…

Avalyn Wu

Article 20 darts between farcical comedy and sickening thriller in an overbearing mix of propaganda and screwball entertainment while simultaneously attempting a botched critical assessment of the Chinese legal system. As someone who wasn't a fan of Full River Red, it…

Daniel Shillito

Zhang Yimou has been killing it lately! Three excellent movies within 1 year of each other - he even references Full River Red (2023), showing the ending speech on a TV in what has to be his funniest fourth wall break ever (I've seen him do at least one other before) - all…

PeacefulDawn

Despite several tonal inconsistencies, as well as a plot that unfortunately meanders from time to time, this was all-around a very funny, yet compelling experience.

Davis Madole

The latest Zhang Yimou, and very interesting to think about how it feels like both parts of his career in one. Manages to be both a slick propaganda film, while also being subversive and simultaneously critical and reverent of the Chinese legal system. Here we have a fairly…

Georgedcc

C'est assez agaçant de voir tout ce faux progressisme qui consiste à masculiniser des personnages féminins tout en les empêchant de s'extraire des normes genrées de la société. C'est d'autant plus flagrant que Shao Yihui a réalisé Her Story la même année et propose une…

WongKarWaifu

Zhang Yimou channels Frank Capra for the Xi Era. Way funnier then I thought it would be and then way darker then I was expecting (Then again this also applies to Full River Red). Yimou explores justice from all angles through the professional and personal life of a…

ArmondoBlack

Despite awkward tonal clashes between straight-up comedy set against a bleak critique of the Chinese bureaucracy and legal system, and terrible audio mixing with the score being way too prominent, this movie actually felt really impactful for much of its runtime. Much of…

kaust

2.5.…

Rockiron99