Zhang Yimou uses Chinese operatic humor to great effect in re-imagining the Coen brothers' 'Blood Simple.'
di Betsy Sharkey The Los Angeles Times
"A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop" is Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou's whimsical and witty homage to "Blood Simple," the Coen brothers' 1985 feature debut, itself a satire as much as murderous thriller. This version ratchets up the farce, tones down the blood, piles up the bodies and conjures up a very different experience in the process.
In short, you won't feel as if you're watching a remake so much as a comical re-imagining that taps into Chinese operatic humor in that Larry, Curly and Moe sort of way. [...]
di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (3831 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 3 settembre 2010
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