David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon. The two young men are fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be successful. During a hunting expedition, Adonijah challenges his younger brother Solomon to a chariot race. While Solomon, though brave, still retains a modicum of caution, the daredevil Adonijah is eager to win at all costs -- and loses control of his chariot. Solomon takes the seriously injured Adonijah back to Jerusalem. On the way there they meet the attractive Abishag, who despite her youth is versed in the use of healing herbs. She actually succeeds in helping the prince. Adonijah falls in love with Abishag -- but Bathsheba arranges things so that she works for David, hoping that her youth, her beauty and her healing powers will soothe the old king's suffering. Several members of the influential priesthood and also the respected army general Joab, who served David loyally for many years, support Adonijah's claim to the throne-- even though David has still not made any decision with regard to a potential successor. The battle-experienced Joab regards Solomon as an indecisive weakling, under whose leadership the kingdom would soon fall apart. When the prophet Nathan finds out about Adonijah's conspiracy he informs Bathsheba and Solomon, who urge David to take immediate action. And so it comes to pass that preparations to anoint the future king of Israel are made both at the Spring of Enrogel, where Adonijah and his men are encamped, as well as in Jerusalem. The festive procession for Adonijah has already been assembled and the people enticed with delicious delicacies to cheer him on, when the news of Solomon's coronation reaches Enrogel. The people promptly acknowledge the will of King David and stream off to Jerusalem in their hordes to greet Solomon, their future ruler. Adonijah remains behind with a handful of loyal followers. He realizes that he has lost -- for the time being. Humbly he places his life in his brother's hands. Adonijah is forgiven on one condition: that he always remains loyal to his brother Solomon. The great King David is dead, and his son Solomon has succeeded him as the rightful ruler of Israel. Adonijah now has a request to make of Bathsheba: he wants to marry Abishag. Solomon hears about this seemingly innocent wish, and recognizes it as a renewed ploy on behalf of his brother to reclaim the throne -- Adonijah's marriage to the last woman to share King David's bed would strengthen his political position considerably. Solomon knows that he has to act quickly and decisively if he is to secure his own power. He has his brother Adonijah and the latter's closest associate Joab executed. After this radical decision, Solomon withdraws to present sacrifices. In a dream the Lord appears to him and grants him the fulfillment of a wish, whatever it may be. Solomon merely asks for wisdom -- in order to become a good ruler and judge. War with Egypt is looming. To arm his kingdom against the territorial ambitions of its powerful neighbors, Solomon not only introduces several reforms but also decides to marry the daughter of the pharaoh. The Egyptian princess does not remain Solomon's only wife, however: as time goes by the king marries numerous noble women from many different countries for political and economic reasons. In this way he preserves peace for his people, and creates great prosperity. By allowing the women to continue practicing their domestic customs and religious rituals in Jerusalem as well, he comes into regular conflict with the priesthood, who see the foreign religions as endangering Israel's sole covenant with the Lord. The wisdom granted to Solomon by God becomes fully evident when the king sits in judgment. One day two harlots each claim to be mother of the same baby. Solomon's decision seems utterly cruel: he says that the child should be cut in two so that each woman receives half. Solomon can now determine who the real mother is from her reaction: she will not allow her child to be harmed. Solomon hands the child back to its true mother amid cheers of approval. One of the most important tasks handed down to Solomon by his father David is building the great Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant. It has to be larger and more magnificent than all other temples in the world, and Solomon now sets about fulfilling his father's wish. He places Jeroboam in charge of the Israelite workers as chief overseer. Seven years later, the work is completed. The expensive construction materials have been brought from far-off lands, and the people of Israel have paid exceedingly high taxes without complaint in order to finance the construction work. The Ark of the Covenant can now finally be taken to the Temple in a triumphant procession. After so many years of wandering, the Israelites' most sacred possession now has a fixed home of its own. People stream to Jerusalem from across the entire country to celebrate the great day. Abishag, now married, comes too and brings her family. Solomon has decided to mingle among the people in disguise, and he and Abishag are overjoyed when they accidentally meet again after so many years. The Temple makes Jerusalem and its king famous throughout the world. Even the dark-skinned Queen of Sheba sets off with a large retinue to visit the wise and cultivated Solomon and admire his magnificent city. The admiration turns out to be mutual: Solomon, captivated by her beauty, falls deeply in love with her. The two of them have a child, Menelik, but one day the Queen of Sheba decides to leave. She does not want Menelik to be deprived of the regal dignity awaiting him in his home country. Solomon stays behind, with a heavy heart. The king has now achieved everything he set his heart on, but with the passing of the years the wise Solomon gradually becomes a melancholy, skeptical old man who regularly questions his very existence. Material things seem to represent the only reality for him. He also refuses to adopt any kind of steady policy, especially in religious matters. With his foreign wives, Solomon sacrifices to foreign gods, and this incurs the wrath of the priesthood. The loyal Jeroboam appeals to his king's conscience, but to no avail. During one of Solomon's sorties in disguise among his people, a simple farmer reminds him of the first of the Ten Commandments revealed by the Lord to Moses: "You shall have no other gods before me." At another decisive moment, God Himself speaks to Solomon and announces the punishment for his sinfulness: the kingdom will collapse after Solomon's death. The king has grown old and weary. He has lost touch with the people of Israel, who are suffering from heavy taxation and forced labor. Solomon has treated his long-standing companion Jeroboam, to whom he entrusted the administration of the northern tribes, with murderous anger ever since a prophet predicted the division of the kingdom to him. The king no longer has the strength to change things -- he just leaves them as they are. The consequences of this become clear shortly after his death. Solomon's son and successor Rehoboam treats the country's leaders with arrogance, and provokes the division of the kingdom into two parts: the only tribe still loyal to him is that of Judah, while all the others unite under Jeroboam. The prophecy has been fulfilled. The kingdom that Solomon received from his father David, and invested with such might and magnificence, is now divided.
老灵额！确是一部与上海气脉相连的佳作。魔都的精明、世故、软糯与包容劲儿，那种华洋杂处传统与现代交汇的气息，还有既忙于油盐酱醋又欣赏得了高雅艺术的底气，都被本片轻盈鲜活得呈现出来。每位角色都刻画得不同于大部分电影中的刻板印象，尤其是女性书写更是丰富而不羁，展厅里李小姐、格洛瑞亚对老白的“女性凝视”令人印象深刻，直言不讳揭露文艺作品中男性视角下单薄片面程式化的女性形象，并让他代表中国（直）男导演道歉。满嘴名言看透人生的“哲学家”修鞋匠讽刺又喜感。多次复现的“艺辉国际学校”与“红拂杂货铺”都属导演的作者签名。烟火味十足的同时也不忘迷影梗儿，老乌的索菲娅罗兰爱情神话与李小姐名牌高跟鞋的真假已不再重要，毕竟只要情感真挚便已足够，结尾如神来之笔，投影仪之光闪耀跃动，观众与演员穿透银幕合一。（8.5/10）
夸的人很多了，也确实经夸。导演意志强大，呈现在银幕上也就整体性强。拍出上海韵味，根底是拍出男女关系的现代性。电影是你进我退的探戈，韵律和节奏才是曼妙，特别要夸的除了表演，还有摄影，灵动又不抢，处处在又处处不在，很好。都说这部电影的女权意识，想想看一个类似的设定，把甜蜜蜜里的威廉做实了，而且索菲亚罗兰交关体面。
肯定会是最近看过的院线片最喜欢的一部，似乎又看到了从前老上海电影里的那种灵气，嬉笑怒骂，男女机锋，处处是埋梗、铺垫和映射，有种知识分子式的幽默感和国产片里少见的轻盈气质（音乐品味也非常可）。这部电影里有真实的女性，真实的欲望/爱情，还有一种非常理想化的生活状态。看似它也被包裹在了一些现实的鸡毛里，但这就是生活：如果六便士不存在，月亮也不会存在。
这么好的电影，排片居然这么少，是因为上海话的原因？对于上海这个地方或者上海人本来挺无感的，结果片子一看，对这个城市甚至城市里的人一下子都有了立体的印象。与近年来并不少的女性群像电视剧不同的是，剧里的每个女人，除了有个性，有魅力，最难得的，是真实。三个女人每一个都达到了演员与角色的神奇统一，似乎那就是她们，美丽，诱人，但背后却有小虚荣，小任性，小心酸，可奇怪的是，不但不难看，反而更加的可爱。就像徐峥在电影中所说“我代表中国男导演向你们道歉”，确实，国内的导演们，真的该好好学学，如何发现中年女性的美与魅力，别再让这些可爱又鲜活的美人无戏可演了。
片中马伊琍、吴越、倪虹洁饰演的三位女性，性情不同，各有代表性，但都有程度不同的现代底色。从女性角度来看，这片有值得探讨的地方。对于影迷，专属梗不少。片名、片子的确和费里尼那部《爱情神话》有千丝万缕的关系。承担女神符号和欲望投射对象的，是意大利国宝女星。
人物是立不住的，故事结构是散的。为了金句而强行拼凑的情节，儿子线剪掉又如何，毫无影响。高跟鞋作为格里芬对剧情推动没起什么作用，就为了让马伊琍撒谎证明她是“好女人？”一个为了女儿缩在蜗居忍受母亲的中年单亲妈妈为什么要用这种方式证明她是“好女人？”索菲亚罗兰梗也很无聊，《大鱼》撒谎精模式，要前面足够荒诞，最后证明是真的，才有戏剧效果。更不要提里面错误百出的上海话台词了。
Reality is not a Fellini film，但电影里甚至有人跟你聊费里尼
如果这电影是男导演拍的，还会有今天这个景象么？想来也挺刻板的。
无论如何，谢谢徐峥：打破京圈垄断，our southern lives also matter！
最油膩的其實是配樂，但不妨礙在國產電影維度交出了一份好的成績。對於習慣逃避真實城市風情和缺乏中產描繪的中國商業電影，那份在地性和不做作都挺珍貴，最喜歡的是一些對白的subtext寫法以及結尾周野芒的solo演出，情緒高潮竟是由副線周野芒一人完成，且並不失效，這其實滿破格。兩岸三地女性新導演們在文本角度碾壓男導演們幾乎已是客觀事實。
音乐也是，宁波话歌曲虽然惊艳，但不太上海。英语歌很不正宗，网红店爱用的，哎败笔。
和索菲亚罗兰一夜情的老乌有可能是真的，但在上海不收亚历山大房租的房东老白，是绝对只活在电影里。
是爱情的神话也是电影的神话。
你可以说这是某一部分的真实上海，也像是经由老乌讲述的索菲亚罗兰，像那双 Jimmy Choo，有一点真，又好像不是真的。到得后来，我们关心的早已不是真与假，而是人要如何直面自己的余生。几乎每个人都在海量细节和绵密台词的加持下稳稳立住，以至于连鞋匠的咖啡时间，我们也不会觉得有那么难接受。好的故事就应当这样讲。你说老白喜欢做饭，他就真的是贯穿全片地在做饭，在张罗点心，在餐桌旁生活。片尾微信对话框里，两个人一个没有标点，一个则一丝不苟地连明天见都要加上句号。你会因为这些被细心关照到的东西而信任讲故事的人。记住这个导演了。
爱情在哪？神话在哪？也就只有索菲亚罗兰扣题了（这是诽谤）。。。
啊张芝华！每次去上海好像都是住类似的地方……想起最后一次去上海也还是和某老师一起去的。。。电影很不错了，看得很开心，觉得每个女生的白眼都翻得超好的！
这导演不会以为自己的选歌水平很高吧？
不灵啦不灵啦，可以接地气但不要接地府。我花钱来看聊天记录来了！
这是个什么片子啊为什么会这么高分 吐了 完全看不懂要表达啥 明明是个国语片结果全程看字幕 累死了 脑袋疼
“无论现在在做什么忙着生计，但不要放弃想表达的，不过分在意别人的想法，时来运转，电影总有一天会有钱拍的。”long live！
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