Hou Hsiao-Hsien's first feature film in 8 years is a steadily paced martial arts drama, that has a very different feel to the usual martial arts films you see. It is a film of great beauty and elegance requiring patience from the viewer as it calmly unfolds (though it will sure be to slow for some). Despite it's beauty and very steady pacing, the film is actually isn't the easiest to follow and is slightly puzzling, so there were certainly times I felt a little lost, but I still got the jist of everything. The choreography is also commendable, nothing stand out but it fits with the films elegance.
Overall this is a very solid movie but not quite great, it's different from what we usually get from martial arts genre, but it's certainly not for everyone.
***1/2
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