Poetry in Motion

Rating: 9/10 (28 January 2001)

I went to go see this movie with high expectations, and wasn't disappointed at all. I would have liked to have seen more development between Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-Fat, but other then that, it was a great movie. I see that many people don't like it because of the "flying", and it could've been done very cheesy; but I've seen many Kung-Fu flicks and Ang Lee has pulled it off very beautifully. Characters soar and even fight with a grace that is very balletic in nature. I didn't find this movie boring at all, but very engrossing. I love movies that take me to "another place" and that's exactly what this did. The fight between Zhang Ziyi and Michelle Yeoh was amazing, the bamboo forest scene was hypnotic, and the score was haunting; I can't say enough. It makes me happy to see amazing action sequences combined into what's actually a very good character driven movie. Ang Lee has opened a whole new door to the American audience, and has redefined the typical martial arts flick. Amazing, beautiful movie.