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Big Shot's Funeral

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Foreign

Written by: Xiaogang Feng
Xiaoming Li
Kang Shi

Directed by: Xiaogang Feng

Release Date:
Theatrical: January 17, 2003
DVD: April 15, 2003

Running Time: 100 minutes, Color

Origin: China / Hong Kong

Summary

RATING: PG for thematic elements, language and brief partial nudity

Starring You Ge, Rosamund Kwan, Donald Sutherland, Da Ying, Paul Mazursky, and Christopher Barden

A raucous Chinese comedy about the funeral of an American director who dies in China while filming an historical epic.

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

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Variety Derek Elley

Pic is an obvious but highly accessible entertainment that manages to josh its subjects without being condescending to either Eastern or Western auds.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Of mild interest as a curiosity, but not as entertainment.

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40

Film Threat Rich Cline

Everything here is broad and very silly, but the offbeat foreign vibe keeps us intrigued, mostly because the film's sense of humor is so unusual and unexpected.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 0.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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ccrc gave it a 0:
THE WORST MOVIE I EVER SAW.

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