卧虎藏龙是一部剧情,爱情,武侠片，一代大侠李慕白（周润发饰）有退出江湖之意，托付红颜知己俞秀莲（杨紫琼饰）将青冥剑转交给贝勒爷（郎雄饰）收藏，不料当夜遭玉娇龙（章子怡）窃取。俞秀莲暗中查访也大约知道是玉府小姐玉蛟龙所为，她想办法迫使玉蛟龙归还宝剑，免伤和气。但李慕白发现了害死师傅的碧眼狐狸（郑佩佩饰）的踪迹，她隐匿于玉府并收玉蛟龙为弟子。而玉蛟龙欲以青冥剑来斩断阻碍罗小虎（张震饰）的枷锁，他们私定终身。关系变得错综复杂，俞秀莲和李慕白爱惜玉蛟龙人才难得，苦心引导，但玉蛟龙却使性任气不听劝阻……
In 19th century Qing Dynasty China, a warrior gives his sword, Green Destiny, to his lover to deliver to safe keeping, but it is stolen, and the chase is on to find it. The search leads to the House of Yu where the story takes on a whole different level.
一句话评论：得道须大雅，幸福本大俗 ——《卧虎藏龙》的人物研究与价值取向分析。李慕白的情欲世界。李安的劲道。李安的电影都是拍给中年人看的。解脱与回归。谁杀了玉娇龙？。论玉娇龙为何跳崖。意境的堆砌与缺失。揣而锐之，不可长保。碧眼狐狸。
