Zeborah 04/13/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
2.5/4 

Very pretty, but a bit slow-paced and thin. Plus I've never been one for either the torn-between-two-loves trope or the ready-to-risk-all-for-love trope. (Also, the dubbing was technically good but artistically terrible and between the two very distracting; should be watched with subtitles.)

Snoogans 12/16/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

More of the high-flying stylized Asian fighting here. It's about as good as the rest of them.

Bribaba 05/03/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

The House of Flying Daggers is a great title for any film, and in this case the finished article more than lives up to the promise suggested. The sets, the lighting, the costumes, the set-pieces; it makes you realise how audiences must have felt when they first encountered sound. The action sequences are astonishing, even though it's essentially a love story. That's quite enough in itself, but there's also a political allegory running lightly in the background. Light enough, at least, for the film to be considered suitable for export, unlike some of Zimou's earlier, more trenchant works. The beauty of this film is that can be enjoyed on many different levels and, hopefully, by many different people.

mitchellyoung 01/13/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3.5/4 

The story is above average for a martial arts film, but the real star of the film is the beautiful cinematography and choreographed shots that are transcendent. Not as good as Zhang's Hero, but a wonderful experience nonetheless.

safari kate 02/03/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Rating of
3/4 

I first saw this movie for an Architecture History class, and what really struck me was the use of color as a way to support the mood of the scenes. The color and density of the background, along with other visual cues, did as much for the storyline as the musical score does in most movies. I specifically felt that the changes in scene corresponded extremely well with the plot twists and action scenes. Each scene seemed fresh, and I especially enjoyed the stark white snow of the final action scene. Overall, this is a beautiful movie, and although I am generally not a fan of films in this vein, I really enjoyed it.