A very good movie

Since I really loved 'Hero', I was really eager to check this other effort by by Zhang Yimou. As a matter of fact, he conceived this story in the late 1990s as a companion to Hero. Indeed, it was rather similar in style to his previous picture but it was still very interesting and enjoyable. Personally, I have a huge weak spot for those spectacular Asian movies which feature some awesome impressive action scenes, some gorgeous set pieces and some convoluted and doomed romantic relationships. This time, Zhang Yimou works again with Ziyi Zhang but in this movie, she has a major part and she is assisted by Takeshi Kaneshiro and Andy Lau and they all gave some solid performances. Once again, the whole thing just looked gorgeous and even though, I prefered "Hero" storywise, it was still a very entertaining tale. To conclude, I really liked this flick and I think it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

8/10