Somehow, this earnest, anodyne remake has managed to surgically extract the magic — leaving the story and
signature lines intact while suctioning out all the subtlety, charm, and lead chemistry that defined the iconic 1987 original.
The
signature programming — including the Dragons & Tigers
line - up of more than 30 features from Asia, the Spotlight on France sidebar, and the Canadian Images» focus on homegrown cinema — remains
intact but largely packed into the first week and a half of screenings (before a number of theaters drop out of the
line - up).