Zhang Yimou is a fantastic director.
Unfortunately, I was not amazed by Shadow.
With better visuals and fight choreographies than ever, it falls short to some of its previous titles, such as Curse of the Golden Flower and even House of Flying Daggers. Not because the story is necessarily less interesting, but it undoubtedly felt unoriginal.
If you never saw any of those, I would still recommend this one for the novelty. If you did, it's up to you, but I honestly felt like it had nothing new to offer.
Unfortunately, I was not amazed by Shadow.
With better visuals and fight choreographies than ever, it falls short to some of its previous titles, such as Curse of the Golden Flower and even House of Flying Daggers. Not because the story is necessarily less interesting, but it undoubtedly felt unoriginal.
If you never saw any of those, I would still recommend this one for the novelty. If you did, it's up to you, but I honestly felt like it had nothing new to offer.