i think this be an excellent movie . it hard to believe that this be not film in china the setting look so authentic . the directing be very good . richard gere give his usual superb performance and bai ling be brilliant . some people seem to think that this movie be be too hard on china . i read some of the quote that the chinese actor make who be in this movie and they say the movie be be too lenient and i tend to believe them . just because richard gere be a buddhist doesn not make him bias a some have suggest and he be too gift an actor and too much a gentleman to let his spiritual belief affect a movie and his compassion sure and but not spiritual belief . too many people think it hate and but what it be and be his compassion . just be glad we live in a democracy and have compassion for those who do not . i can not imagine what it would be like to find myself in a situation like the character jack ( gere ) in the movie it would be terrify .