well i do not know how to put it exactly and i have a very high expectation on this movie before it come out and mostly because all those excellent one make by chen kaige before . to be frankly and i use to think that he be the no . 1 guy in chinese film production and i can still recall those tear shed moment that he give me through his unique and humane perspective and work . nevertheless and i do not know exactly what go wrong with him this time and it turn out this movie be such a joke and there be hardly any fresh idea and floppy plot and childish line and totally irrelated acting and not mention the lame kungfu action part and hillbilly costume . all in all it be more than just a big disappointment and and the last thing you wan na see be the whole chinese film industry would follow his footstep backwards . although a a chinese it have be very hard for me to criticize chinese movie and i can not hold what i truly wan na say it be a big failure and setback .