Lee, Chow and Yeoh-The Dream Team

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2002)

What a movie! The best of China/Hong Kong came together to teach Hollywood a lesson about making films. Ang Lee, the director, is best known for great dramas(Sense And Sensibility, Eat Drink Man Woman, The Ice Storm, etc...) from both China and the U.S. So he comes out with a brilliant action movie, one of the best ever made anywhere. Chow Yun-Fat, for sure an action star, never was really a kung-fu type. He did the Two-gun heroic bloodshed thing now of course a staple of Hollywood and Tarantino movies. So he picks up a sword and becomes a Martial Arts master. Then there is Michelle Yeoh. The coolest woman on film. Probably the biggest female movie star worldwide. Here she gives a dramatic performance that is worthy of an Oscar. And that's just for starters. Also a great performance from newcomer Zhang Ziyi. She will be a Hollywood staple as soon as she can speak English. Did I mention that also Mr. Chow and Ms. Yeoh didn't speak the language the film was made in. Let's see Hollywood make something comparable to this. An Epic film that will be remembered forever and only cost 10 million to make. Not a chance Hollywood. not a chance.