Shanghai Red Blu-ray

Product Description Meili (Vivian Wu The Pillow Book , Joy Luck Club , Heaven & Earth ) is a young, contemporary mother who balances family life with her work as an interpreter. Her world changes dramatically when her husband is suddenly shot dead on his way to sign a joint-venture contract with an American company headed by corporate troubleshooter, Michael (Richard Burgi Desperate Housewives, 24 , The Sentinel ). Now this simple woman enters a web of deceit, love and guilt in modern day Shanghai changing her into an Angel of Vengeance known as Shanghai Red. Review Vivian Wu is brilliant, sensuous and mysterious in this film and plays well off of Richard Burgi who measures just enough coolness to make the scenes work... Lushly shot, the cinematography is startling and gives the film the scope it deserves... original and recommended. --Audrey Magazine Exotic thriller with strong female lead... Vivian Wu is ravishing and she gives subtle gradations in performance... --Hollywood Reporter Sophisticated star vehicle for Vivian Wu...best described as a film noir between Luc Bessons La Femme Nikita and Zhang Yimou s Shanghai Triad, the acting is great, the characters are well written and the visual effects are subtle and creative. The film is richly atmospheric boasting crisp cinematography and lush production values and impressive on a filmmaking level... --Film Intuition About the Actor Vivian Wu (The Pillow Book, Joyluck Club), Richard Burgi (Desperate Housewives, The Sentinel, Starship Troopers) About the Director Oscar Costo (USA Network's In Plain Sight)