Title: Don't believe the hype
Product review: I have recently become interested in chinese history, and have taken to seeing movies that may (even loosely) be based on chinese history. Martial arts is merely an extra benefit. After reading many good reviews on this film I wanted to buy it, but only the Mandarin 5.1 version. The cost, however, led me to rent it first. Thankfuly, I did! While it was the dubbed version, and not the original Mandarin, this was still just a very bad movie. The martial arts lacked, the acting was poor, and it seemed to me to just show the chinese in a rather poor light. I recommend The Emporer and the Assassin and definetly Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Save your money and just rent this one...
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