Lust, Caution(2007)- User Reviews

Women...Slap her a little, give her some rough sex and a big diamond and she is willing to die for you, plus sacrificing all of her co-workers to the firing squad??? At least, this is the message that I got from the movie. This film really degrades women …more»

An unwatchable film. An hour and a half of Mahjong and tea followed by sex scenes which look less like passion and more like rape, which undermines the premise of the entire film. I feel abused by Ang Lee for finishing it.more»

To understand the movie, you have to understand the historical and cultural context of the period. The eight-year war of resistance against the Japanese is
the single most important event in modern Chinese history. This is an event that still has repercussions …more»

If at the end of this beautiful and evocative movie, you feel a sense of futility, it is because the movie is at one level about the naivete and futility of human action. Everything the characters did were ultimately futile - Wang Jiazhi's loss of …more»

Directed by Ang Lee; written (in Mandarin, with English subtitles) by Wang
Hui Ling and James Schamus, based on the short story “Se, Jei” by Eileen
Chang; director of photography, Rodrigo Prieto; edited by Tim Squyres; music
by Alexandre Desplat; production …more»

Tung Wei had to learn and prepare so many different languages skills(English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghaiese, etc.). She had to sing an almost perfect Chinese 1930 song in that Japanese restaurant setting. She had to learn and play Majong. She had …more»

I don't know why this movie got such a high rating from the yahoo viwers. More likely is the culture thing. Most of them probably are Chinese and one-sided to view this movie.
I went to see this movie last night. It was a full house for the 7:05pm …more»

Let's be honest here. You do need to know a thing or two about Chinese history and culture to be able to understand, enjoy and appreciate this movie. If you are as clueless as the critics, then don't waste your money. It's a truly masterpiece …more»

My husband and I together wathched the movie twice. With each viewing we found new details and nuances that added more understanding and insight of the story. I also read Eileen Chang's original short novel and found the movie script faithful and …more»

For most women, love is their life. Men are their targets of love. They love men for the sex.
The only explanation that makes sense for Wong to be willing to lose her virginity over the assassination job is that she loves Kuang, and that is Kuang's …more»