Beautifully Distracting

Rating: 7/10 (25 January 2019)

27 August 2004. The gorgeous production was full of the mythic tale of heroism and sacrifice, of surface stories and behind the scene betrayal. This stirring story using luscious color and sweeping scenes creates an almost fairytale for grownups. While the American public may be find this movie novel, however, according to my wife, this Asian plot line has been used over and over many times to the point of tedium. The supernatural martial arts also seem to detract rather than add to the production. Overall, however, this is a large scale, meaningful film to come out of Asian that may have great values to be learned for the American public. Seven out of Ten Stars.