Beautiful film

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2001)

I am truly disappointed in those reviewers who cannot suspend disbelief long enough to enjoy this film. The characters are floating and flying because the China portrayed in Lee's film is a place full of wonder, tradition, and mysticism. Remember, this was based on a book so Lee was most likely interpreting the author's "flying" the best he could. Besides, it's Lee's film, he can do whatever he darn well pleases. If you can do better, then please, by all means re-make this movie, I will watch it. Anyway, on to the film. Beautiful in every detail. The choreography, cinematography, and all the other -ographies were superb. The acting was appropriate to the movie (Michelle Yeoh, Chow-Yung Fat, and Ziyi Zhang are stand-outs). The action sequences are awesome (especially the courtyard scene between Yeoh and Zhang) and the flying scenes are breathtaking (my favorite is the treetop scene between Zhang and Fat). On the surface, it appears to be an attractive martial arts movie. But underneath the surface, it is SO much more. It is a love story, a story of revenge, a tragedy, an artistic vision. Simply beautiful. This movie deserved every award it received.

Grade: A+