A story brilliantly told by a great story teller.

Rating: 9/10 (27 December 2000)

Don't go in the theater thinking that you're gonna see a kongfu movie. Don't go in the theater anticipating traditional Chinese movies you've seen. This is not your Jackie Chan or Jet Li movies (not to say that theirs were bad - it's just different). Relax and enjoy a universally understandable story told by a talented director. Accept the sur-realism and the setting of the story, and you will have a wonderful two hours that worth the full price of your ticket. How could 'Dude, where is my car?' make more money than this one? Come on America, you have better taste than that.