Beautiful and Touching

Rating: 10/10 (5 January 2007)

This film is one of my personal favorites. The choreography is breathtakingly graceful. The plot is exciting with a beautiful ending that is a true surprise. The rhythm in which the actors deliver their lines is quite poetic and beautiful, even to me, a person who does not understand any Mandarin Chinese (I'd recommend using subtitles without voice overs, just so you may experience the beauty of the language). Ziya Zhang (who plays Jen) is my favorite actress and this film is what introduced me to her, as well as Chinese foreign films. The scenery is spectacular and the costumes are just lovely. It has plenty of action packed scenes, but a sweet, romantic side to it as well that makes it very appealing to a wide variety of people.
This movie is definitely one you will want to watch again and again.