Wow...

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2001)

This movie may turn out to be one of my favorite movies of all time. It has a mythical, fantastic quality to it, particularly the fight scenes, and the performances were superb, particularly young Zhang Ziyi. I had to sit myself back and close my mouth a number of times at the end of more than one of this movie's stunning fight scenes. However, the legendary qualities of a warrior's revenge, and the issues of politics in Sir Te's house might not translate well for viewers either not familiar or not interested in Chinese culture. Even then, the movie is visually stunning, but the influences of obligation and duty on the characters may be lost, obscuring slightly the deep internal conflicts that each of the characters experiences. I would still recommend this movie to anyone, regardless.