Looks great, but empty

Rating: Null/10 (27 July 2001)

I was disappointed with this movie. It looked great, and yes, the effort that was put into making it such a sensory experience is remarkable. Technically 10/10. But what else is there? Not much. The dialogue seemed stilted to my (admittedly Western) ears. Both love stories, I thought, were paper-thin. The actors did really well with what they were given, though. I thought that much of the film resembled a Spielberg film: great to look at, well acted, but ultimately empty. I think that Hollywood wants to get It's piece of the Asian pie. Just think of how much Crouching Tiger revenued in the East, that profit, plus profit from it's Western release = big money. This is masked by the familiar 'East meets West' pleasantries and publicity, a 'blending of two worlds' etc., etc. Hollywood is primarily a money making industry, though. No quibble, just and observation. 6/10.