
During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem.... (Full plot summary below)
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During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. A police officer called Leo sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers". Leo arrests Mei, only to have Jin breaking her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem...
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| eCinemaCenter.comGabe LeibowitzHouse of Flying Daggers has all the visual extravaganza of Hero but thrice its emotional heft, putting it on par with Ang Lee's extraordinary CTHD. |
| SlateDavid EdelsteinThis is the most intoxicatingly beautiful martial arts picture I've ever seen. |
| Washington PostStephen HunterThe sheer joy of letting go as a tale overwhelms your senses and drives the known world away -- that's the story. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertForget about the plot, the characters, the intrigue, which are all splendid in House of Flying Daggers, and focus just on the visuals. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesZhang weaves in both thrilling martial-arts set pieces and stunning studies of period silk tapestry and costume. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonChinese director Zhang Yimou understands perfectly that the small can be epic and awe-inspiring. And, by the way, he knows how to get big, too. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonIt's as thrilling and lushly beautiful a movie as has been released all year, matched only by Zhang's epic "Hero." And I think this film is the more powerful. |
| TimeRichard CorlissThe cast list is like a convocation of the Three Chinas: Taiwan's Kaneshiro, Hong Kong's Lau and the mainland's Zhang Ziyi. All are terrific, but the lady shines brightest. |
| New York PostLou LumenickThe movie equivalent of a 12-course feast crammed with unforgettable images and mind-boggling stunts. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe most gorgeous movie of the year. This smashing martial-arts romance from Chinese director Zhang Yimou is stunning in other ways, too, like the eroticism that ripples just beneath the surface. |