Se, jie (2007)

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   arunraj

   What a performance from Tony Leung Chiu Wai..Great movie...Emotionally complex.... sex scenes as beautiful as no one could make ...and have to mention the actress, her debut.. can't believe that though.. marvelous !!! 12 years 9 months ago
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   vt.md

   I don't tend to get into war/politic flick but Lust, Caution has a different tone and direction. Tang Wei is beautiful and excellent in her debut, Tony Leung is magnificent as always - quiet, suave, sleek yet sophisticated. 13 years 1 month ago
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   Siskoid

   Tang Wei's first starring feature, Ang Lee's Lust, Caution, is really an incredible debut. This World War II drama has her play a student who gets into the spy game during the Japanese Occupation, so she can lure a high-ranking collaborator (Tony Leung) into a deadly trap. Even if it takes years. Even if she has to sacrifice everything. Even if she falls prey to Stockholm (Shanghai?) Syndrome. I would call the notorious NC-17 sex scenes (real or not, there's no straight answer on this) erotic if they weren't so brutal, and they are ultimately a distraction. The audience shouldn't be wondering if the actors are actually having sex while its attention should be on the complex emotional drama, certainly not worth getting an actress blacklisted for three years in her home country (Leung suffered no such indignity). Nevertheless, this is a striking unfolding tragedy, no matter which way it ends for the couple. I had it on my list for Tony Leung, who is my favorite actor, but it's Tang Wei's show, and it's making me want to revisit some of the films I've already seen her in without really registering her name.
   1 year ago

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