Faye Wong way better than Zhang Ziyi

Faye Wong is so much more charismatic and cute than Ziyi. Ziyi comes off as a biatch - in other movies and even off-screen.

Tony Leung is quite possibly the worlds finest actor. Im a 22 year old Australian, and i can honestly say that he is at least as good as any Western actor.

You know, it sounds like a compliment but it's actually an insult.

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If ya like old actresses I guess she kind of is ok.

Christy Brinkly is better then her though. Heck Dolly Parton is better then her. Look at Dolly's story! It's way more in depth and full of drama.

Or Patsy Cline, dude she was THE actress/singer but died like james dean.

Zhang Ziyi had the more compelling character. Men are always intrigued by why Tony Leung would break her heart as such.

Faye Wong's character was nice (the innocent untouchable that Tony eventually loves, but can never have because she belongs to another man) but I think it was a little too detached, unlike Zhang's character's storyline, which is much more viceral.

Faye Wong is cute (looks a little like Audrey Tatou?), but Ziyi really, really stood out in this movie. I always thought she was a little overhyped, too, but I think this was one of the best performances I've ever seen.

And everyone loves Gong Li, but I really think she is getting type cast as a femme fatale/MILF as she's gotten older.

Ok there's a lot of fanboys on here and rightfully so... the bottom line is... Gong Li is the original, always will be and always is the best actress. Faye is great but like some have mentioned, she only plays that quirky strange type of character which is pretty much a representation of herself. A Good actress is someone who can do any kind of acting whether be it an evil villain, a hero, or whatever.
Zhang on the other hand, seems to always have the fiesty, b!tchy attitude behind her although she does that very well too. The bottom line is Gong Li is still on a class of her own and she is also the most Beautiful of the three, if you don't believe me, watch some of her older stuff, considering she is in her 40s, she is still gorgeous. btw, i don't know if anyone here knows this but zhang ziyi was originally called little Gong Li, meaning she gong li is still on a whole 'nother level.

I do like all three btw as I've owned many Faye albums and I also don't mind zhang ziyi but to compare them to a pure actress such as gong li is silly at best....

Faye can never be considered as an actress, as she never "acts". I would not really call that deadpan woodenly expression a form of acting.

Even I think her music career is far way too overrated.

So glad she retired for good.

You can't really compare as they are very different .. if they did the same roll, the interpretation would maybe tell us something.

My impression is that Zhang Ziyi is visually stunning, she knows how to show expressions well. I think she has worked at it hard, and Zhang Yimou really taught her how to be successful. She has a real sweatness mixed with being tough .. hope she can keep the balance.

Faye Wong always has music associated to her characters, and she brings life to the music so well. Faye is interesting because you catch her character almost in her non-verbal natural looks and movements. She is also interesting as you can tell there is something going on in her head we just do not know about -- I suspect a phychology person would say she has insulated her "inner child" from her outer interactions -- but it is seen in her eyes and odd looks here and there.