Fantasia 2011: Tsui Hark’s ‘Detective Dee’ is enjoyably eccentric
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame Written by Chen Kuo-fu and Zhang Jialu Directed by Tsui Hark Hong Kong/China, 2011 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame has an infectious, bombastic energy that hides some of its more obvious flaws. Set in ancient China just as the first Empress is about …