a tribute to all the colors of the rainbow

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2005)

I must agree with one of the other comments i read about this movie that you have to watch this movie at least twice before you judge it. The best aspects of the movie according to me are: the actors, the colors, the triple story-telling.
The actors: Offcourse Jet Li is a well-known fighting actor. Apart from fighting this movie shows some of his other talents. Donnie Yen isn't exactly well-known, at least he wasn't until this movie. And so this movie was a good opportunity for him to show us what he is made of and he did so by also performing brilliantly. This also counts for Maggie Cheung and Ziyi Zhang, although Ziyi had already shown his skills in the equally brilliant movie "Crouching tiger, hidden dragon"
The Colors: Zhang Yimou uses the power of color to strengthen the story and to make the battles look more intense. A great scene in the movie is when "Flying Snow"(Maggie Cheung) and "Nameless"(Jet Li) fight against incoming arrows of the king's archers on top of a building. And after that when "Moon"(Ziyi Zhang) seeks revenge for the killing of her lover "Sky"(Donnie Yen) by "Flying Snow". They battle in a forest amidst the falling red and yellow leaves.
The triple story-telling: Well, go and watch the movie yourself. I don't want to give everything away.