Cliff Walkers Review: Director Zhang Yimou Returns to Form with Sophisticated Spy Thriller
Cliff Walkers Review: Director Zhang Yimou Returns to Form with Sophisticated Spy Thriller
A team of spies are betrayed in 1930s Japanese controlled Northern China.
Hero,
House of Flying Daggers) delves into the spy genre with an exquisitely shot, snowy noir thriller.
Cliff Walkers is a period tale of espionage and betrayal set in 1930s Northern China under Japanese rule. The film is densely plotted with Hitchcockian character twists. The elaborate narrative gets muddied at times. But keeps your attention with stark violence, intriguing reveals, and brilliant technical acumen.