Lust, Caution
Ang Lee's new film Lust, Caution is an interesting piece of work. It is a good film but not a great one and it is not his best. The screenplay written by James Schamus is based on a story by Eileen Chang.
It takes place in the 1940s in a China that is occupied by Japan. A group of drama students decide to join the Resistance. Their main target becomes a Chinese traitor named Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). A young woman named Wang (Wei Tang) is set up to seduce the married Yee. Once things are in place the group would assassinate him. But in the interim the couple actually fall in love with each other.
The film is meticulously detailed. Lee certainly knows what he is doing as a director. The cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto is gorgeous. And the music by Alexandre Desplat sets the mood. I must say that I was sitting on the edge of my seat to see what would happen in the end.
There is some very explicit sex in the film. Some of it was quite rough and I wouldn't call it erotic. But I was glad that Lee didn't give in to censorship and kept the NC-17 rating. The the acting by Leung and Tang was terrific. They really carry the film. And, yes, it is a long film but it does hold your interest all the way through.
So if you want to see an intriguing film about espionage that is strictly for adults do see Lust, Caution.
It takes place in the 1940s in a China that is occupied by Japan. A group of drama students decide to join the Resistance. Their main target becomes a Chinese traitor named Mr. Yee (Tony Leung). A young woman named Wang (Wei Tang) is set up to seduce the married Yee. Once things are in place the group would assassinate him. But in the interim the couple actually fall in love with each other.
The film is meticulously detailed. Lee certainly knows what he is doing as a director. The cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto is gorgeous. And the music by Alexandre Desplat sets the mood. I must say that I was sitting on the edge of my seat to see what would happen in the end.
There is some very explicit sex in the film. Some of it was quite rough and I wouldn't call it erotic. But I was glad that Lee didn't give in to censorship and kept the NC-17 rating. The the acting by Leung and Tang was terrific. They really carry the film. And, yes, it is a long film but it does hold your interest all the way through.
So if you want to see an intriguing film about espionage that is strictly for adults do see Lust, Caution.
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