SEP 14 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A film by Ang Lee
w/ Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
Rated PG13
2hr 0min
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
There is something unworldly about the film that makes it seem like a story you imagined, not a film you watched on a screen. Somehow, the film is transcendent -- but in a completely straightforward manner. Quite simply, this is the year's best picture.
Chuck Klosterman
Akron Beacon Journal
The action plays out in a succession of ravishing set pieces, from moonlit rooftops to the whispering fronds of a bamboo forest.
Tom Folley
Radio Times
SEP 14 · FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
A film by Ang Lee
w/ Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi
Rated PG13
2hr 0min
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior (Chow Yun-Fat) gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover (Michelle Yeoh) to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
There is something unworldly about the film that makes it seem like a story you imagined, not a film you watched on a screen. Somehow, the film is transcendent -- but in a completely straightforward manner. Quite simply, this is the year's best picture.
Chuck Klosterman
Akron Beacon Journal
The action plays out in a succession of ravishing set pieces, from moonlit rooftops to the whispering fronds of a bamboo forest.
Tom Folley
Radio Times
