Venturing into fresh creative terrain without relinquishing his familiar themes and stylistic flourishes, Hong Kong auteur Wong Kar-wai exceeds expectations with The Grandmaster, fashioning a 1930s action saga into a refined piece of commercial filmmaking. Boasting one of the most propulsive yet ethereal realizations of authentic martial arts onscreen, as well as merging of physicality and philosophy not attained in Chinese cinema since King Hu´s masterpieces, the hotly anticipated pic is sure to win new converts (...)

Text: Meggie Lee, Variety