One of the most extraordinary films ever made

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2000)

This morning at 11 am I had the opportunity to see Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon". You can read plot outlines and "critics" reviews elsewhere...I'm just a guy who loves movies. I go at least twice a week (also saw Vertical Limit this afternoon...not so hot), and tend to see films on both ends of the spectrum. This one is easily a ten. Visually stunning (both the landscapes and the martial arts are things that I have never, in 22 years of film-going, seen. Ever.), the film simply isn't content to rest on that...it delivers a powerful film full of truly fine performances, chief among them Chow Yun Fat's and Michelle Yeoh's. Anyway, I'm starting to sound like I write for an audience. Sorry. But go see this movie. You can then tell your friends that you saw the Best Picture, Best Foreign Film, Best Cinematography, Best Director-winning film before they did. But remember...I saw it before you did :)