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Movie Overview
Cast
Chow Yun Fat
Chow Yun Fat
Michelle Yeoh
Director
Ang Lee
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - Martial arts violence and some sexuality.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (1999)
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10/10
"Within age-old contrivances emerge deeply affecting characters. Poetry."
Film Freak Central
Bill Chambers
10/10
"What is pleasantly unexpected is how effortlessly Ang Lee’s low-key dramatics mesh with the kinetic sword battles."
Nitrate Online
Dan Lybarger
3.5/4
"The crossover hit that (quite rightly) started all those high-flying wire-fu action pictures. With the redoubtable Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh."
Movie Boeuf
David N. Butterworth
A-
"The cast was superb."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A
"Even without the exhilarating action sequences, Michelle Yeoh's powerful, stoic performance is a wonder to behold in itself."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
9/10
"Once we get a taste of that action, we want buckets of it."
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
A-
"Coolly elegant, slyly humorous and visually breathtaking... If there's such a thing as inspired silliness, this picture surely embodies it."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
5/5
"Think back and try to recall the last time you saw a hero on the screen who stepped aside to serve others by making himself a zero."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
4/4
"Ang Lee's
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
mixes
In the Mood for Love's
unobtainable romance with
Dancer in the Dark's
selfless-to-the-end philosophy."
Film and Felt
Gabe Leibowitz
A
"Our new century isn't very old yet, but the remaining 98 years will be hard pressed to find a more rapturous movie than Ang Lee's sumptuous new triumph."
Mixed Reviews
Gabriel Shanks
3.5/4
"The film never ceases to dazzle our eyes and arrest our attention."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
4/4
"It's an action movie that doesn't try to blow you out of your seat ..., but rather it captures you in suspended awe for prolonged periods of time."
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
8/10
"Banish all thoughts of Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh as shoot ‘em up action heroes."
Palo Alto Weekly
Jeanne Aufmuth
10/10
"Beautiful and elegant; marvelously shot and directed; touching, humorous, and thrilling,
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
is the movie of the year."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
4/4
"Quite simply, it blew me away."
MovieMartyr.com
Jeremy Heilman
"The film has a stately and dignified feel that's only enhanced by the solid performances."
Screen It!
Jim Judy
7/10
"Awesome, awesome battles, beautifully shot and an okay story."
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
JoBlo
A
"Despite the high-wire acts above the roofs and trees, Ang Lee brings sense and sensibility to these energetic scenes."
Old School Reviews
John A. Nesbit
4/4
"El Tigre y el Dragón es simple y sencillamente una obra maestra y una de las razones de la existencia del bien llamado Séptimo Arte"
Moviola
Jorge Avila Andrade
5/5
"You could search long and hard and not find a more magnificent dragon. It will catch you when you aren't expecting it and pounce on you like a tiger"
3BlackChicks Review
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
9/10
"The screenplay delivers with several story lines intermingled, all evoking the full spectrum of human emotion."
Reeling Reviews
Laura Clifford
10/10
"The film satisfies on both visceral and emotional levels."
TV Guide's Movie Guide
Maitland McDonagh
9/10
"
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
will make you fall in love with film all over again."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
4/4
"Masterpiece."
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
4/4
"This one has it all: adventure, romance, spectacle, morality."
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
5/5
"A ravishing fairy tale/epic, and the best movie of the year."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
4/5
"Os personagens da história acabam tornando-se mais notáveis do que suas próprias qualidades como lutadores."
Cinema em Cena
Pablo Villaca
4/5
"The movie is good, sometimes very good, but I suspect it's a masterpiece only for those who haven't seen all the earlier masterpieces that equal or surpass it."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
9/10
"A good story, attractive and likable stars, and great action do make this one of the season's best entertainment values."
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
A
"A firebrand of a movie, bold, dramatic, and haunting."
Decent Films Guide
Steven D. Greydanus
3.5/4
""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a mythical story with modern ideas. Each image is beautifully crafted and memorable. "
Oscar Guy
Wesley Lovell
9/10
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Dragan Antulov
A
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Flipside Movie Emporium
Jeremiah Kipp
4/4
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Big Picture Big Sound
Joe Lozito
5/5
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Mike Bracken
4/4
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Robert Roten
4/4
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William Wolf
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Kevin N. Laforest
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Rich Cline
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