Wo kou de zong ji

This is not your typical martial arts movie, so if you're looking for that you will likely be disappointed.

This is a tale of tradition vs innovation. The directing style is also creative, reminding at times a theatre play, and injecting at other times paradoxical comedy. Some of the fights are intuited, not shown, in others most of what you see is the blade or the feet. It's worth it. It's also an incredible insight into the master's POV.

KungFuCinema states "The film is beautifully shot, with a Zen-like spareness to the compositions" - and they're right! check out the review, it's worth reading.

I wrote this review - the first time I ever did so - to compensate for the negs here, in my mind they just didn't get it. Yes at times it is slow-moving, yes if you are looking for action you'll have to work your way through it, but if you choose to watch it it's definitely rewarding.