ang lee new chinese film be both poignant and shock . it be this year masterpiece . lee combine espionage with erotic love scene and it not the common pair in film nowadays but it work out for the best . lust span over the time line of 4 year in world war ii tear shanghai and hong kong . tai wei star ( in a near perfect performance ) a wong chia chi a young actress who be convince to join the resistance with friend kuang ( wang leehom ) to help seduce and assassinate chinese traitor mr. yee ( an amazing tony leung in an oscar worthy performance ) . the film be incredibly detail as well and and keep your attention at each detail a well and whether it mahjongg game with mrs. yee ( joan chen ) or a mind numb love scene where mr. yee torture wong chia chi like most of the victim he interrogate . the film become widely know when it receive the dreaded nc 17 from the mpaa . in the screening i go to though and people seem more shocked at the only violent scene in the film ( that isn not mention in the film rating ) than the initially controversial sex scene . the sex though be do tastefully and it be over the top and and it be heartfelt . unlike most r rat films nowadays . while watch the film i be also draw into the wonderful world that lee create . it have the look and feel of a former utopia that be now a hellish war torn city . it almost give the feeling that i be there with the people . i can easily see this film get an adapt screenplay nomination for the oscar just like lee previous film the widely controversial brokeback mountain . the film be base on eileen chang short story with the same title . james schamus and hui ling wang make a great script and the dialog move the film forward gracefully . thanks to the mpaa though and a portion of the art house audience would not be allow to see this film . take my word however and this film be worth get a fake i. d. for . i give it a positive .