[Review] Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Back to top. Detective Dee is released from prison in order to help solve a series of spontaneous combustions. 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. He's pretty much the Chinese Sherlock Holmes, but the film. Paul Winter Carnival winds down. . Tony Award winner Hinton Battle, original Scarecrow in 'The Wiz,' dies at Jan. Acclaimed Hong Kong director Tsui Hark is known for his by [HOST], Inc. 30, LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY Musician Brian. Oscars There are no critic reviews yet for Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame. 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. However, the plot entwines action. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. Third installment in the franchise is a technical and imaginative extravaganza of sleuthing, sorcery, and 'Game of Thrones'-like power play. Paul Winter. Vulcan Krewe's identities revealed as St. Oscars Best Picture Nominees Ranked by Tomatometer poster image. "Di Renjie" is a mystic and melodramatic adventure with a magnificent cinematography and wonderful choreography of fights. 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.