Martial Art perfection

Rating: Null/10 (29 March 2001)

The Chinese movie performed by the director Ann Lee was a complete success. Amazing martial art fights mixed with romance and mystery produced a 4 Oscar-winning movie. Although the plot of the movie was not very interesting to me, the scene and pictures were good enough to make my ticket worthy. The story spins around a sword which was considered a piece of art as well as a lethal weapon. This sword is stolen by a young girl who becomes a powerful warrior searching for emotion and adventure. The ex-owner of this sword will try to get it back for the rest of the movie creating a whole bunch of situations involving magic, love, friendship and, of course, martial art action. The only negative aspect of this sample of Chinese art could be the subtitles one is obliged to read if one does not understand mandarin. Easily, you will get tired after watching the movie besides it is not possible to enjoy the beautiful sceneries the movie shows while reading the translation. Finally, I would recommend the movie to those people who enjoy martial arts but not to those ones who expect hi-tech effects as the Hollywood style.