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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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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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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
Read review  rec.arts.movies.reviews  Dragan Antulov

A
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4/4
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5/5
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4/4
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4/4
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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