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Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
Beautiful but hollow. Full Review
Dana Stevens
The New York Times
A gorgeous entertainment, a feast of blood, passion and silk brocade. But though the picture is full of swirling, ecstatic motion, it is not especially moving. Full Review
David Edelstein
Slate
This is the most intoxicatingly beautiful martial arts picture I've ever seen. Full Review
Derek Elley
Variety
The tangled tale of love and disguise is awesome in its action sequences but doesn't touch the heart to the same degree. Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
Chinese director Zhang Yimou understands perfectly that the small can be epic and awe-inspiring. And, by the way, he knows how to get big, too. Full Review
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