Not the best film ever made

Rating: 1/10 (23 January 2001)

At the time of writing the average vote for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is 9.0 out of Ten. Based on the rest of the votes this would make it the best film ever made as chosen by users of IMdB. It is not.
Don't get me wrong, this is a good film with some amazing fight scenes, beautiful cinematography and one or two dazzling moments but I do not think that it transcends this level into something higher. I found that it was a weak story wrapped around these few fantastic scenes. Some of the acting was particularly wooden, especially from Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. The speed in which the sword was stolen was laughable and the ending seemed unsatisfactory after such adrenalin fuelled fight scenes.

It may be that as a westerner I am missing something but I find it a shame that this film will knock The Godfather and Shawshank off the top of the list. I feel that it will not age in nearly the same magnificent fashion as these. I would beg anyone who has helped put it into the top spot to look through the list and I defy them to not be able to pick at least one film that is better.
In conclusion, I enjoyed this film a great deal but feel that the hype has blown it out of proportion. Perhaps a 7/10 with no desire to see it again.
Sorry folks.