The Western world seems to be in the grip of Zhang Yimou hero - worship... ok bad pun, but with the release of Hero (Ying Xiong) and then House of Flying Daggers in short succession, it seems you can't turn anywhere without hearing yet another reviewer raving about his visual style and artistry. (hoopla.nu)
Tough to leave out Far from Heaven, the House of Flying Daggers of suburban melodramas. (theendofcinema.net)
Ali Baba, from the Niger Delta region, had drawn upon a popular stereotype of the Hausa ethnic group of northern Nigeria as ever - ready for a fight, with daggers concealed in their full and flowing robes. (bbc.com)