Zhang Yimou goes ATONEMENT, and achieves aching romance/regret thanks in large part to his leads.
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES ★★★½☆
If the action choreography had matched the bleakness, something special might have resulted.
THE COFFIN IN THE MOUNTAIN ★★★½☆
Humour/revelations in RASHOMON-style narrative, concerning murder in the Chinese countryside.