Stunning: see it

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2000)

Lucky enough to see this movie in HK this month, how long will I have to wait for it to materialise in the UK?
The movie effortlessly combined some pretty tidy kung-fu with a deep reaching and moving storyline.
Fight scenes among the best I have seen, especially the bamboo forest. Their exaggerated nature added greatly to the surreal mood.
Photography outstanding. Music highly evocative. Sterling performances from Yeoh and Chow, and Zhang Ziyi...should one expect to feel like weeping in a kung-fu flick?
My recommendation: see it. Twice.