Truly a remarkable film in my opinion. Rarely is there a Zhang film I don't love though. This one is a perfect companion piece to Hero, and in my opinion I view them as two parts of the same whole, perhaps there may even be a third martial arts film from Zhang to comprise a wonderful trilogy, but I shouldn't get greedy. This picture was beautiful in every way, from Zhang Ziyi to the cinematography, to the love story, and the majestic fighting scenes, it is certainly one of the best looking films to come out in a long time, if not ever.

Still can't get used to your 3/4 ratings though.