Western Sunshine

If you're going to watch only one foreign movie this year, watch this one. You won't be disappointed. If you like No Country for Old Men, you'll like this one too. Highly recommended.

A lawyer defends a dangerous poacher in a remote town but incites the anger of various locals as he tries to make his way out of the desert. This Chinese neo-western is supremely entertaining, tense and unpredictable throughout, and has a fine assortment of villainous characters for the unsuspecting but morally dubious protagonist to come up against. There may be one or two overly convenient plot points, but it's solid otherwise.

First watch-through was excellent. Looking forward to seeing it again. EDIT: second time wasn't as good, but it was still enjoyable.