The Touch (Chinese: 天脈傳奇) is a 2002[5] Hong Kong action/adventure martial arts film directed by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon cinematographer Peter Pau and starring Michelle Yeoh, Ben Chaplin and Richard Roxburgh.
More than two years before its release, it was reported that Lee Chi-Ngai had been chosen to direct the film, starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by Media Asia Group managing director Thomas Chung.
One of the family members (the main character's brother) and his girlfriend are kidnapped by a ruthless treasure hunter (Roxburgh) to procure the priceless relic for him.
The film was generally panned by critics for its clichéd storyline, overuse of English than Chinese and the sub-par visual effects in the original theatrical release.
"[25] In his review for Screen International, Paul Fonoroff described the film as "an Indiana Jones with Chinese characteristics, The Touch is a sumptuous adventure whose hi-tech visuals are undercut by that most low-tech aspect of filmmaking: the script".