Seek Out Something Else

Rating: 4/10 (15 November 2009)

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" was not a movie that I would recommend. It was the first time that this style of film-making was seen in the US in such a large scale, and had other better films not come along after it might be something that I would have recommended.
I was not very interested in the story or characters in this film. However, when this film came out in 2000, it was not popular for the story, but instead because of the unique look, style, and action.
To its credit, all of those things are wonderful. The creators definitely knew what they were doing to make images pop out of the screen and seem magnificent.
What makes this film sub par is the fact that "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" came out. In my eyes, both of those movies blow out "Crouching Tiger" in every aspect, from plot, to characters, to beauty.
If you really enjoy this style of film-making, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" would be another one to check out, but for the common moviegoer, I would suggest "Hero" or "House of Flying Daggers " instead.