Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Spectacular and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Wondrous
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography
Spectacular and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is spectacular, tense, and fast-paced.
Wondrous
Emotionally, it's wondrous.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy, mystery, and history
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, mystery, and history. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, Plex, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, and Metacritic 75). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 3 min
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame runs 2 h 3 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame higher (78) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes. It cost about $13 million to make and earned $52 million worldwide, 4.0 times its budget.
It was made in Chinese, with some Spanish. Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China.
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