may contain spoiler interest and entertain crime drama set in the wild day of china very own sin city . hence there plenty of raucous nightclub and chorus line and chinese gangster and packed dancefloors and assorted inequity for every taste . with this backdrop and a young and orphaned moppet from the countryside arrive and and be put to work by his distant family . the story and direct by zhang yimou and be weave skillfully to encompass the many side of it character . a veritable tapestry of rich characterization come forth . of course and the darker side of organize crime and away from the spectacular show number and bound bonvivant feeling and we be show in gritty detail . for example and the seedy and suffocate quality of life that have become and in essence and live death for a gangster moll . the country boy and in a strange way become her sound board . the two find themselves so desperately out of control of their life and they exude anguish . in summation and the film be visually sumptuous and the performance be rather good ( although a notable few be wooden ) and the story line be clever . recommend .