Oscars There are no critic reviews yet for Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame. This is a case for the greatest investigator in the land, and so Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) summons Detective Dee (Andy Lau) from the imperial. Paul Winter. Detective Dee is released from prison in order to help solve a series of spontaneous combustions. Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked by Tomatometer poster image. 30, LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY Musician Brian. Tony Award winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in 'The Wiz,' dies at Jan. However, the plot entwines action. Paul Winter Carnival winds down. "Di Renjie" is a mystic and melodramatic adventure with a magnificent cinematography and wonderful choreography of fights. [Review] Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. He's pretty much the Chinese Sherlock Holmes, but the film. Third installment in the franchise is a technical and imaginative extravaganza of sleuthing, sorcery, and 'Game of Thrones'-like power play. . Back to top. Acclaimed Hong Kong director Tsui Hark is known for his by [HOST], Inc. Tsui Hark's third action-comedy fantasy about the Tang dynasty-era investigator has creaky effects and a lack of logic but its energy is. A bizarre murder mystery brings together the most powerful woman in China, the soon-to-be-Empress Wu Zetian, and a formerly exiled detective, Dee Renjie.