Over hyped...fails to live up to expectations

Rating: 1/10 (14 June 2001)

I must admit that when i saw the previews i felt an interest in seeing what this movie was all about. I must admit i loved Gladiator, not just because of the action sequences, because i do feel that there have been far greater action pieces. Gladiator had a gripping story. When Crouching Tiger was nominated for Best Picture, i felt certain that it would be of the same caliber as Gladiator and even hearing reviews for the film i felt it might even surpass. I finally got the opportunity to see it and i found it to be subpar. First of all i know many people that dislike the movie do so on the basis of the "flying." However i felt that this was adequately explained by the film as being part of the Wudan training.
SPOILERS
There is a scene where Jen is in her room and Lo comes in, a character that we had previously not been introduced to. What ensues is a long flashback scene in which Jen pursues LO all over a comb.
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I felt that this scene was actually quite Dull and LO's character has no real place in the film, he appears to be merely added on and actually hurts the fluidity of the film. Further more i found the idea of pursuing a famed criminal through a dessert to be very idiotic. This scene adds nothing to the film but detracts much. The romance between Lo and Jen also appears to be rushed and has no true emotional impact. Finally, the ending was a bit of a let down in that you are expecting a massive confrontation between Jade Fox and Master Li, and everything appears to build to it and in the end it is very short and not very impressive compared to the other action in the film. The ending is also something that i found unfulfilling, it left a lot to be desired. And the Dialogue...what can i say about the dialogue, it was dull and moronic at times. During the first confrontation between the undercover police officer, his daughter and another individual the dialogue is painful. The movie was overhyped and fails to live up to expectations. This is all of course my humble opinion, but i found myself strongly disliking the film.