cool calculus this be my first feeling when i saw this very disappointing chinese film . chen kaige be year ago a good director and but now he want to beat the attraction of ang lee crouch tiger and hidden dragon and zhang yimous hero . no chance at all . one of the wonder happen in this picture en route all five minute could be need by this complete fail spectacle itself . this noticed seemingly the owner of the u right and cut 25 minute out of this movie . so it take more speed and but this act of castration make this poor martial art entertainment not well . don not waste your time and there be no suspense and no atmosphere and no dramatic and no convincing action at all . i give out of ten star .