Praises for Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2000)

Ang Lee's film is superb, and the fact that it is in Chinese shouldn't spoil it for you. I know absolutely no chinese, and consider Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon the best film that I have seen this year.

The stunning combat scenes are visually a delight and are breathtaking. Aided by Yeon Wu Ping, who did the special choreographic work in 'The Matrix' the action is incredibly fluid and stunning. When watching the fight scenes, I could see the influences of 'The Matrix' in it.

The dialogue is easy to understand, and English subtitles remain on screen for a lengthy period of time, allowing the non-Chinese audiences to read the text. The script is magnificent, featuring many brief and memorable and poignant quotes. The background score is a delight to listen to, and enhances the emotion, suspense or awe of the film.
It is a brilliant epic, with incredibly fight sequences and dazzling special effects, and has a fantastic cast, and brilliant script. This film is a must see!
See if you enjoyed 'The Matrix' or 'Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story'