In any case, the same old marketing gimmick was to hype that
this as the most erotic movie from China, and naturally drew
audiences in like bees to honey. I've long classified broadly that
movies of the romance genre can usually be grouped into the
romantic comedies which Hollywood does well enough, and the
romantic tragedies which try to bring out those tears. I've
forgotten one more group, so add this to the broad classification
now - those that want to titillate. Summer Palace attempts to
explore relationships from its leads against the historical
backdrop of change in China, but falls flat and seemed to prefer to
focus on humping.
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