Review of Lust, Caution (2007) by Quentin Y — 28 Aug 2008

I am a fan Tony Leung and the director Ang Lee.

This review of Lust, Caution (2007) was written by Quentin Y on 28 Aug 2008.

Lust, Caution has generally received positive reviews.

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By James R (2,282) on 30 Aug 2013

Once again Ang Lee give us terrific movie, Lust, Caution is amazing, beautifully filmed and with a great performances of Wei Tang and Tony Leung…

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By Tina B (191) on 29 Jan 2018

Beautiful tragic dark romanticism that you cannot get out of your head after watching. Excellent performance for Liang and Tang. Just beautiful…

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By House M (195) on 20 Aug 2017

Interesting regarding the historical background. The leading actress is, unfortunately, unable to convince the audience. Not a must see…

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By Howard Karren (6) for Premiere (771) on 26 Jul 2014

It might have been better to have played it straight — small instead of epic, chronological instead of deconstructed — and to give his…

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By Andrew K (2,033) on 14 Apr 2014

Beautiful film with witty dialogue and plenty of suspense. The film has terrific acting and excellent production value…

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By Tanvir M (350) on 10 Nov 2012

A film that requires patient viewing (with over two and half hour of running time), the this lushly made and photographed period piece leaves…

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By David N (761) on 19 Nov 2012

Pretty slow, but a nice ending caps it off well…

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Good movie but the ending cud have been better…

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By Keenan S (659) on 03 Nov 2013

Lust, Caution is a superb espionage film set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II…

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By Pavandeep S (469) on 20 Mar 2014

Just saw this, and what a delight. I can't and probably never will forget the camera movement of this film, it was just fascinating…

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