[Jessica]

I actually found the time to go and see this today. It was much, much better than I had expected it to be since they usually ruin the whole book to film process. I also know that a great many people were whining about the leads being Chinese. Hell, some people were even bitching because they folded the kimono the wrong way in a couple of scenes (which, in truth, is actually a big no-no in Japan)!

The characters were interesting, the costumes and sets were beautiful, and Zhang Ziyi did a hell of a job learning that snow dance. My only major problem with it was that the story seemed a bit rushed because they left out certain scenes from the book, which, IMO, should have been included. Ah well, it was still a damned good film. I'll probably go see it again next week.