Exaggeratedly overrated

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2001)

The only thing that sets this movie apart from the rest of the Kung Fu flicks is its esthetic pretentions. You have to admit that the photography is quite astonishing and the actors do a pretty good job, too. But those are the only positive comments I can make about it.
There's nothing truly original in the storyline and once you've seen the characters do their "flying nun" stunts once, it becomes pretty silly and redundant afterwards.
In short, all through the movie you keep looking for a sign of what it is that made this movie to be praised by so many people.
In that genre, Chinese Ghost Stories was far more better and, at least, it had a sense of humor. I'm sure Ang Lee is very talented but it's totally wasted here.
Rating: 4/10