A great experience!

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2003)

Yang Zhimou has courage to experiment through his arts but he stays true to what he can do best: story telling. And once again he excels. Each character is compelling and has a clear motivation. The cinematography is of course excellent thanks to Christopher Doyle , but what makes this film works at its best is again its story-something that often is neglected in most of martial arts films.