House of Flying Daggers

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Well, its been a tough & tiring week~! & finally its the weekend again alright!!! Ok, just seen this movie above though of sharing it abit with all... ::Warning Spoilers for those who havent seen it::

Ok Storywise its simple:

Set in the year 859 in the waning days of the now-corrupt Tang Dynasty, the central force in the film is a shadowy revolutionary alliance known as the House of Flying Daggers. Their leader has been assassinated, but a mysterious new leader has already replaced him.

Two local deputies are ordered to capture this leader within 10 days, a virtually impossible task. Capt. Leo ( Andy Lau) suspects that Mei ( Zhang Ziyi), a new and beautiful blind dancer at the nearby Peony Pavilion, is actually the daughter of the old leader seeking revenge. Capt. Jin ( Takeshi Kaneshiro) goes to the brothel, where he drunkenly flirts with Mei, and they both get "arrested" by Leo.

When Mei refuses to talk even under threat of torture, Leo suggests that Jin rescue her while pretending to be a lone warrior who calls himself the Wind. The two flee, and the plan appears to work when, after a couple of spectacular battles between the couple and pursuing troops, Mei accepts Jin's faked identity.

The two head north, presumably toward the headquarters of the House of Flying Daggers. But no one is who he or she appears to be, and danger lurks everywhere. What no one anticipated, however, is that Mei and Jin would fall for each other, which causes everyone's schemes to crumble. When Jin must fight and kill his fellow soldiers for real and Mei finds herself asked to kill Jin, the divided loyalties reach their zenith.

Basically its a love triangle thingy....even that it stop them to put in a few twist n turns here n there. So storywise i would say around :: 3/5

Effects / Art Direction ::
Need i say more... of course its a sure eyecandy, feast ur eyes on the beautiful Ukranian backdrop, not to forget the daggers which once thrown, will hav a life of its own. overall superb :: 4/5

Cast ::
Well all of them fit nicely except i find that andy's character sticks out like sore thumb. Reason, his awkwardness in his script pronounciation terrible,terrible.! ::2/5

Overall ::
Ugh i wish i can say it was a good movie but it was too abruptly ended, n not to mention there's the par that made me laugh when i'm suppose to be crying instead lol ( hint she just wouldn't r.i.p ) Basically the ending sucks~! Not even the nice eyecandy can save the whole movie from that. ::3/5