good and bad

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2000)

This movie was both good and bad. I thought the storyline was rather weak and hard to understand, as there were too many plot holes and unneeded scenes and characters, such as the police inspector, as the influence he had on many characters was short lived. The ending was lousy as it did not resolve many things. Chow-Yun-Fatt showed the same expression on his face during the entire movie, even when he gets hit. And the way he spoke to Michelle Yeoh's character in the first bit of the movie seemed like he had rehearsed his lines once. And as the story unfolds, Chow Yun Fatt's character seems so insignificant to the storyline, which looked like it was centering around Ziyi Zhang. On the good side, the fighting scenes and sword fighting were done well.(Though at one point of the movie the fighting seemed unconvincing.)The cinematography and the scenes when the characters defy gravity and leap incredible distances were breathtaking as well. If you like quick and mind-boggling martial arts, with sword action so fast you'll get blown away, watch this movie. Otherwise, don't.