Good but not ground-breaking...

Rating: 6/10 (5 March 2001)

I'm no expert on foreign films by any stretch; however, I didn't feel the movie was that great. It is definitely a movie worth seeing as the small screen will certainly not do the cinematography justice. The film itself is beautifully set, the fight scenes were amazing, but the characters themselves were a little flat and predictable. I wanted to learn more about the principle characters, not just see how long they could defy gravity.
I didn't sense much of a story that hasn't been seen a dozen times in other movies. Go into it with tempered expectations, and you will be pleasantly entertained.