i love this movie . it be much good than beijing bicycle and most other contemporary chinese film take place in modern china . xia yu delivers an amazing performance a be expect from him . this movie be somewhat comparable to the notebook . it definitely rank up there next to crouch tiger and hero . i can not praise the movie enough . the movie really have a great twist . it be worth rent all the way . i especially like the portrayal of 1970 china and modern day beijing . the film sequence from old movie be also great . be chinese and i find this movie somewhat accurate in depict the 1970s . i would recommend this to movie .