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While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Things I've learned from the movie: A law enforcement officer can arrest a girl for wearing indecent clothes INSIDE a whorehouse; The same arrest can be dropped if the said girl performs an impressive dance for the officer; I'm serious, nobody thinks it's wrong; A blind girl can run through a forest (so a place with TREES) faster than two galloping horses; An enemy soldier will fall if hit with a stick no thicker than my finger; Enemy soldiers jumping from one bamboo tree to another will each throw at least 10 bamboo spears which are not visible during any of the tree jumping scenes; None of the above spears will hit the two main characters, even if they are a few meters away; A guy with a knife in his back will fight judo-style, land on his back at least three times, and the knife will remain there until it's time to be used in the dramatic final scene; The weather can change from sunny autumn to snowy mid winter in a few minutes because it's the dramatic final scene; The plot is masterful: A club of fighters/assassins/cool people with knives want the government to find their secret hideout. Their plan is to send an undercover agent for three years and the gorgeous girl for three days to convince the that they are, in fact, in that location. The gov becomes convinced only after some of its men were killed by another of its men; - The gov finally sends their best men to the hideout; The movie, however, ends before that final confrontation as deemed irrelevant?On the bright side, the costumes are gorgeous, and so is Ziyi Zhang (Sayuri from 'Memoirs of a Geisha').

The Tang Dynasty is weak and the House of Flying Daggers rebels have been stealing from the rich to give to the poor. The rebel leader has recently been killed. Local deputies Captain Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro) are ordered to kill the new leader within ten days. Jin goes to be a client to the new blind dancer Mei (Zhang Ziyi) who is suspected to be the previous leader's daughter. Leo comes in to arrest both Jin and Mei. Jin breaks her out of prison hoping she would lead him to the House of Flying Daggers.There is no doubt that this is a visual delight. It is beautifully shot. There is a bit too much melodrama for me. I don't feel any connection to the love triangle. It takes over the movie and saps away my attention. It gets awkward and I stop caring. I can do without the convoluted soap opera but the movie is still very beautiful. In fact, the movie never stops looking beautiful even as the story grinds to a halt.

Overpowering visuals with kinetic sound editing highlight this wonderful to look at Film. But, the back Story is more spoken than presented and it lacks intrigue that was lost somewhere between the sappy and sentimental Love Triangle and the impressive Fight Scenes.Undeniably rich and rewarding Cinematography with more Colors than Crayola do save this maudlin Shakespearean wannabe. Focusing and lingering on the Beautiful outdoor landscapes and Hyper Stylized Wirework with a broad lens and awe is understandable. But what is incomprehensible is the amount of Screen Time and attention given to close up Faces and Bodies kissing and hugging, lying in a Field, looking up, looking at each other and it all looks rather boring.Especially when everything else is so vibrant and stunning. The Love Scenes and Dialog are so weak that they distract and stop the Movie. So there are things here that work wonderfully, the Art Design, the Fight Choreography, and the Ambiance in general. But what falters is the pale Political Story and the Love Story languishing with sometimes laughable lines. "I am like the Wind. I too would like to be like the Wind", or some such Poetic pretensions.

A romantic police captain breaks a beautiful member of a rebel group out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.Americans are not known for their love of Asian films, aside from anime and the occasional martial arts film. That barrier was broken with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and a few films (including this one and "Hero") were able to sneak through.I am not sure if this is a great film. Indeed, the use of color is notable, and it really embraced the new digital possibilities that were available. But is it just a visual feast, more style than substance? Hard to say, because the style so overwhelms the substance.