The very best...

Rating: 10/10 (23 January 2001)

That about says it. Might sound strange for a 'kung-fu flick' but this is more than just another action movie. Indeed, it is a martial arts masterpiece, but it also has romance, adventure and everything else one would expect in a true epic.
The luscious tapestry of this film seems to go on forever with one breathtaking vista after another. The interior sets are superb.

The story and language of the film is poetic and full of metaphor and mysticism. At the same time it keeps marching forward to an infectious drumbeat, and the action is stupendous.
Like most epics, only the big screen can do this film justice. This production is a landmark, a milestone, by which I will judge every other movie that dares to take up the challenge!