In Theaters:
A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop
Despite the very strenuous efforts of the clowning Yan Ni, playing the philandering and never-named wife to a grumpy and crusty old restaurateur, Zhang Yimou’s remake of the Coen Brothers’ Blood Simple remains little more than a grating and wholly unnecessary curiosity. Murder and greed and treachery are the coin of the realm here, as before, but Zhang brings little else to the story besides an improved color palette and bad comic timing…
A Woman, A Gun and A Noodle Shop is in limited release now. You can read the full review at filmcritic.com.
