Simply stunning film.

Rating: 9/10 (3 August 2004)

This is an absolutely stunning film with some of the most incredible cinematography that I have ever seen. Christopher Doyle has done a masterful job and combines very well with director Yimou Zhang's extraordinary use of colour. Visually the film is just gorgeous, with fantastic monochromatic scenes and amazing landscape shots that linger on and on.
Combined with the ultimate martial arts cast - Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, and the incredibly lovely Ziyi Zhang - all choreographed by the master Ching Siu-Tung, this is a heady mix.
Incredible direction, jaw dropping fight scenes and simply stunning visually - this film is truly beautiful to watch.