Great movie for those who love traditional martial arts cinema.

Rating: 9/10 (29 December 2000)

"Crouching Tiger..." is a great tribute to China's great martial arts cinema lineage. It was great to finally see a traditional Chinese drama presented to an American audience in the Chinese style which has been imitated for years but seldom duplicted. The fight sequences were flawlessly choreographed as only the legendary Wo Ping (The Matrix) can do. Besides the incredible fight action, the acting was top notch as well. Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun Fat were excellent. I'm glad Ang Lee used actors who can do martial artists and not vice versa. The story although a little predictable still served the genre well; An ancient sword stolen by a mysterious thief must be recovered by the sword's caretaker (Yeoh). Yeoh, knowing who the thief is, must battle for the sword and the thief's redemption with the aid of her secret lover, (Fat) a martial arts master on the brink of retirement.