Is there a more beautiful film than this?

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2004)

Stunning in its visual beauty, there are moments in this film so perfectly realized that when I FIRST saw it, I had to stop my machine, back up the tape and watch them again!
The story itself is superb, a common thief is a perfect double for a warrior king, saved from the gallows to act as a stand in to confuse enemy troops. The dual role of thief/warrior king shows exactly how an actor's mind works, in creating two completely different and separate characters.