Xiao shi de zi dan 2012

Andy Webster, New York Times: Dig deeply and you may find a metaphor about corrupt, uncompassionate government. But mostly "The Bullet Vanishes" is an agreeable period buddy movie, and that's plenty. Read more

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times: "The Bullet Vanishes" charges ahead at a perfect clip. Lo's delightful, hyperbolic audacity includes sharpshooter Guo's knack for banking bullets off walls to hit bad guys, as if playing pool. Read more

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: This Chinese period thriller set in 1930's Shanghai boasts a fiendishly clever plot and gorgeous production elements. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Any caseworking suspense is drowned out by an over-abundance of visual pizazz: disjointed shootouts, arbitrary camera angles and cinematography that draws the eye to lighting patterns, not people. Read more

French Clements, Village Voice: When two charming detectives are sent in to detect stuff, the movie comes to life with their antsy, noose-escaping, quasi-vaudevillian kinetics. Read more

Mark Jenkins, Washington Post: This China/Hong Kong co-production is lively, stylish and well-performed; it just doesn't know when to stop. Read more