excellent . excellent . this film really inject the visual meaning of caution throughout the film at least till close to the finale . there be numerous instance when i be remind of the film appropriate title and lust and caution . indeed and a remarkable visual achievement that cook up metaphor to provide so much food for thought . two character and who be suppose to understand the nature of their duty and responsibility and gradually become sucker to their self passion and sentiment not unrealistic for the many who may recall the 1963 profuma affair that bring down the harold macmillan government in britain and or even the mark anthony and cleopatra tale . in this film and the supporting actor play very minor role in the film . this actually impress me more to make me consider that a person downfall oft result from his or her weakness and especially in relation to his or her uncontrollable passion and sexual urge . love be blind . a the saying go . the film flashback be well craft to introduce mr. yee and jiazi and to focus on their persistent and strong and certainly up to no good and determined characteristic before they succumb to their sentimental temptation and passion . the scene of stylistic elegance of the colonial hong kong be cloud by japanese occupation and and scene of shanghai with it bleak post qing dynasty sign of chaos and together with the expected second sino japanese war terror and flow through the film at a good pace . the urban crowd characteristic of these city and with their tenement block living and mark with social and political upheaval and turmoil and and class exploitation be artfully exhibit the allure and historical trauma of both city so subtly reveal without over shadow the performance of tony leung and tang wei . it be certainly captivate to watch how this film celebrate hong kong urban identity while also mediate it historical relationship with shanghai . just like with mr. yee and jiazi and peril and pleasure of modern urban life be inescapable for the two city . director ang have also amusingly mixed chinese sensibility and hollywood influence to give shanghai that dangerously cool and and seductively sexy appeal that do help to raise question of the stake this city face with the presence of mr. yee and jiazi . after all and do not shanghai become a locus center of vice and degradation a foil to the virtue of the countryside . be the audience and at the beginning of the film and expect to see mr. yee and jiazi a upholder of these oppose modern vs traditional trait and and as far a foreign occupation relates and the difference east vs. west colonialism . for fan of zhang ail who author the original story upon which this film be base and it not difficult to relate some of the tragic incidence of the film to zhang very tragpersonal life . this film should especially appeal to those familiar with the 1940s history of hong kong and shanghai and and to those who have experience the inner turmoil and result from have to adapt to change environment . and i do enjoy see this film a an attempt to remind the audience how a couple and passionate in romantic love and often put in their best performance and stylistic act to impress one another ( a portray by mr. yee and jiazi ) . these love park have a tendency not to exist with old married couple a see in mr. and mrs. yee love relationship .