"After performing on stage as a young woman; the rush she felt afterwards, Wong Chia Chi could barely calm down, even after a late-night meal with her friends from the theater and a ride on the upper deck of a tram.Years later she must once again play that part. As Wong reprises her earlier role, and is drawn ever closer to her dangerous prey, she finds her very identity being pushed to the limit…
Movie type: Thriller - This is a slow Chinese-language spy drama with very explicit sex scenes and one very violent scenes. This is for art-minded and patient moviegoers who aren't sensitive to graphic sexuality.
Director: Ang Lee
Script: James Schamus, Hui-Ling Wang
Starring: Wei Tang (Wang Jiazhi), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Mr. Yee), Joan Chen (Mrs. Yee)
Length: 2 hr. 38 min.
Reviews:
”Very Good Lust, Caution is one of those films that requires patience. Like cold water brought to a boil, it takes a long time but once the bubbles start appearing, the roiling is impossible to stop. “Berardinelli, Internet Critic
”Good There is not a frame of the film that is not beautiful, but there may be too many frames.” Roger Ebert
”Good But reserve dampens the passion in Lust, Caution, his beautifully mounted but rather unmoving film. It feels surprisingly cold, despite this erotic thriller's ultra-explicit sex scenes.” USA Today
”Very Good 'Lust, Caution' is also a moral epic, with everything in it essential to Wong's tale of patriotic zeal and sexual abandon. And while Tang Wei makes an astoundingly confident film debut, it is Tony Leung Chiu-wai who truly amazes.” Newsday
Source: cinemareview.com
29.02.2008