It is not a "perfect" film, but it's a good film.

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2001)

I am a Taiwanese who has seen this film 4 times so far. "Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon" is not a "perfect" film, but it's a good film which you will enjoy it.
*Directing: 7/10 [Somehow I preferred Ang Lee's films those were about family values. i.e. "Eat Drink Man Woman" and "Sense and Sensibility"]
*Acting: 7/10 [Chow Yun-Fat: 7/10, Michelle Yeoh: 8/10, Zhang Zi-Yi: 9/10, Chang Chen: 5/10]
*Plot: 6/10 [it's an OK story compared with other martial art films.]
*Score: 10/10 [The composer, Tan Dun, and Yo-Yo Ma worked perfectly together, and I, with a Chinese background, think the song"Love Before Time" by CoCo Lee is a good example of blending Chinese and Western music. By the way, this song has both English and Mandarin versions.]
*Action Choreograph: 8/10 [I do understand why some people were so put off by the wire work in this film, I think it's a bit overused and it's not flawless. I can't imagine the characters who I've read in the novel can fly or leap without bending their knees, they just don't "lift" like that. Remember the last scene? And yes, you can dislike this film because you didn't like the directing or plot and so on, but you can't dislike it just because they can fly. It's not only American fantasy heros can fly, Chinese mysterious heros can as well, and even without the fancy dress. :-)]
*Cinematography: 10/10 [No words are needed here, go to see it yourself!]
*General Mark: 7/10