What’s Aged the Worst?
Flip phones, mumbling and difficult dialogue, with a qualified defense of Gong Li.
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- Flip phones and mumbling are candidates.
- A hypothetical marathon interview with Michael Mann is imagined to resolve their questions.
- Research is said to indicate that Gongli memorized the English dialogue phonetically.
- Her hands, eyes and intensity communicate beyond the words, although more improvisation and emotional presence are wished for.
- The romance has unusual chemistry; the opening waitress interaction seems more sexually convincing.
- The parking-garage dialogue makes the undercover premise hard to hear, compared with missing the setup in Die Hard.
- Both speakers now favor Gongli, praising charisma and intensity while questioning the relationship with the remote bearded boss.