Daggers Drawn
We went to see House of Flying Daggers last night, and I can safely say enjoyed it hugely. I think it benefits from us having seen Hero so relatively recently, because it's possible to appreciate the development in style of both storytelling and direction between the two. There are a few points of dissatisfaction, chief of which is that much of the latter half of the film builds up to a major confrontation between the Government forces and those of the House of Flying Daggers, which then isn't shown. Call me shallow if you will, but I really wanted to see the battling hoards. Fair enough it was a much more personal tale, and it's appropriate that the ending focuses on the personal, but I think it was a mistake to build up so much investment in that event and then not pay it off.
Otherwise though, pretty damn stunning.