Just the kind of tale I'd love, and what do ya know? The director/screenwriter goes all Julie & Julia on me! (Suffice it to say, I woulda been thrilled to have all the screen time on the "Julia Child" of both examples.)

With it's careening back and forth through time, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan repeatedly blunts it's emotional impact.

There's a great story in here... it's just too bad it had to remain a secret from the audience.


1 out of 5.