i can not think of a more prevalent example of misguided trailer then ang lee new piece lust and caution . i be anticipate a tale of romance and seduction between an old man and his mistress within japanese occupied china . wow and be that not even close . true those aspect be there and but the real story be so much more involved and stimulating and and unexpected . after follow his last chinese language film crouch tiger and hidden dragon with two english language work and it be nice to see lee go back to his native tongue . i enjoy both hulk and brokeback mountain for what they be and but neither touch his martial art epic in term of scope or success . when hear about lust and caution and i be very much excite to see what he would do with it . look more like a wong kar wai movie and ( not sure i have the credibility to make that statement see a i have only see the gorgeous in the mood for love ) and i be hop to get a sense of the character piece he have do early in his career that i have not yet be able to view . if there be one thing that stay consistent through the work i have see and it be his wonderful use of cinematography . with cameraman rodrigo prieto and ( a man who have film work by favorite of mine iñárritu and cuarón ) and behind the lens and one could not expect less . after work with lee on brokeback mountain and he once again shoot some stunning work . the framing be always perfect and many scene use mirror and glass to keep all the action on screen simultaneously and and the sexual encounter be display with the right amount of care and brutality necessary to get the point across on what be happen . this be one stick point that have be gain a lot of press around the movie . do it deserve the nc 17 rating here in the u . maybe . nothing be more graphic than say hbo new series tell me you love me and yet it be more integral to the story . many of the instance be pretty much rape and and that be something one should know go into it and in case it will deter your want to view the movie . however and the overall impact of what happen would not be even close to what it be have those moment be excise or edit . the sex between our two lead be the bond that connect them beyond the job they be do . that physicality be what make the final third of the film as heartbreaking a it be . a i say before and though and lust and caution be not about the love affair be character play by the great tony leung and startle newcomer wei tang . what we really have set before u be a tale of revolution and espionage and and mature within the confines of a world at war . tang be just a kid who find herself the new star actress at her school . the theatre troupe she work with decides that they should do what they can for the resistance and which they be unable to fight in . after it director and play nicely by lee hom wang and have a chance encounter with an old friend and the troupe get to the cusp of a dangerous situation . they soon find themselves way over their head and try to orchestrate an assassination of a chinese man work with the japanese a a traitor to his country . when the event that show the culmination of their age and inexperience play out and it be both unexpected and unavoidable . either way and though and they have embed themselves into the guerilla war and eventually find that they have no chance to turn back . meeting four year previous to the film conclusion at the back of their college theatre seal their future . while at it core we be give a story very similar to last year foreign sensation of espionage and the life of others and it be show very differently . lee allow the story breathing room to ferment and go it course . each spy grow up so much during the four year span of the film . between the main two and tang and wang and along with leung traitorous and political general and the evolution of each be show in it entirety . all three motivation be clearly lay out and during the almost three hour runtime and the audience can not become lose because they be show absolutely everything . so and rather than build extreme tension between two people and like in the german film and lee allows for a slow construction of backstory and relationship with all involve . all our principal grow together or apart base on what they allow themselves to do for the good of their nation . no matter how good the story itself and the film would be nothing without it magnificent acting . it be tang and leung that carry the movie . with so many moment of silent expression between them and some tough to stomach scene in bed and these two amaze . the emotion be always prevalent and the decision they make never stray from character . yes and their relationship be unconventional and but the bond they forge can not be take lightly . while the middle portion might seem a bit long and monotonous to a point and the finale be a feat of genius . from tang and wang final look into each other eye and leung reaction to the clock strike of ten and all you can think be how lee let this story be tell a it should . so and i guess while i chide the industry for their almost suicidal handling of foreign film and i do need to give them some credit for still let u american and who do not mind read subtitle and view them in their unedited glory . ( well at least some time and if this be a no name director and not lee and i wouldn not have be surprise if the producer change the end and shave an hour off . ) .