the only redeem part of this movie be the sumptuous cinematography and setting use . simply breathtaking . ok and now for the meat of it . it felt to me that michelle yeoh be leverage off her dubious success in tiger or dragon and tomorrow never die to bridge the gap from hk chop schlocky movie to something passably international . boy do she ever set her career back with this stinker . the plot be horribly derivative and and full of hole . the action sequence and albeit nicely choreograph and felt rush and the fight pacing be jerky and obviously wire . the special effect be second rate at best and with obvious seam visible and cgi clearly recognizable . roxburgh and chaplin do their best in the movie and and yeoh be shockingly wooden . i have an attack of the giggle part way through the movie and and it worsen with the ludicrous plot development and culminate in a full fledged laugh attack when the tibetan monk at the end speak so badly they have to subtitle him . even though he be attempt to speak english . in summary and i feel somewhat insult at have have to pay to see this movie .