i saw this movie because people told me that it was good. unfortunately... i did see it. i don't know what's the hype about. the story and the characters are poorly developed. let's start with the story, explanations about what is actually happening are thrown all over the script. there is no resemblance of organization in this film. what was this story about really. i can't understand if it's a love story or about honor or about gratitude. if it is a love story, i can't believe both jinn and mei actually fall in love. how did they fall in love. it was more like lust. this part was poorly developed.
if it is about honor then mei did not prove herself. i don't even understand why the leader of the house of flying daggers even ordered mei to kill jinn. wasn't it obvious that she wouldn't kill him? and if they wanted her to prove her loyalty why didn't they follow her and see if she actually do her duty? the leader here is kind of STUPID. she knew that andy lau's character loves mei yet she ordered mei to flirt with another guy in front of him. the war was coming and they could not afford one of their best soldiers(andy lau) to even be slightly distracted. yet that's what the leader did.
another wonder is the leader is actually a woman? this in itself is doubtful. considering the traditional view of women at this period.
mei here was selfish really. a war was going on. the country was at stake. yet i think her character is really selfish. i think that she agreed to seduce guys on her missions because she was a flirt. and then jinn comes and supposedly he is her match.
the only good comment i have is that mei proved herself to be grateful. he didn't kil andy lau's character thus proving her love for him too. another plus is the fight scenes. but hello you can see this in all Chinese kung fu movies with better scripts.
finally i like to comment about andy lau. what happened to him? his drug addictions finally took a toll on his face. he looked so old. i mean chow yun fat is older yet andy looks so haggard. well at least andy isn't as thin as he used to be. i had to wonder why he took this role. it was the worse possible role for him. it made him look pathetic and weak. and he wasn't even the lead in this movie. what happened to him. this is not a good way to end his career.
if it is about honor then mei did not prove herself. i don't even understand why the leader of the house of flying daggers even ordered mei to kill jinn. wasn't it obvious that she wouldn't kill him? and if they wanted her to prove her loyalty why didn't they follow her and see if she actually do her duty? the leader here is kind of STUPID. she knew that andy lau's character loves mei yet she ordered mei to flirt with another guy in front of him. the war was coming and they could not afford one of their best soldiers(andy lau) to even be slightly distracted. yet that's what the leader did.
another wonder is the leader is actually a woman? this in itself is doubtful. considering the traditional view of women at this period.
mei here was selfish really. a war was going on. the country was at stake. yet i think her character is really selfish. i think that she agreed to seduce guys on her missions because she was a flirt. and then jinn comes and supposedly he is her match.
the only good comment i have is that mei proved herself to be grateful. he didn't kil andy lau's character thus proving her love for him too. another plus is the fight scenes. but hello you can see this in all Chinese kung fu movies with better scripts.
finally i like to comment about andy lau. what happened to him? his drug addictions finally took a toll on his face. he looked so old. i mean chow yun fat is older yet andy looks so haggard. well at least andy isn't as thin as he used to be. i had to wonder why he took this role. it was the worse possible role for him. it made him look pathetic and weak. and he wasn't even the lead in this movie. what happened to him. this is not a good way to end his career.