《南华早报》的马丁写了长篇影评,标题是“The Silent Roar“——沉默的咆哮。“Ling Zhi-fei has achieved what few thought possible: a historical art-house film about a Song Dynasty painter grossing over twenty million in Hong Kong alone. The secret is not marketing. The secret is trust — trust in the audience, trust in the material, trust in silence.“