“Pushing Hands” doesn’t have the polish one is used to in an Ang Lee film, but it is nevertheless a very good movie, with outstanding performances from Sihung Lung and Lai Wang. The script needs work, but to its credit there is no force-fed Hollywood happy ending, and in fact Mr. Chu and Martha never have a meeting of minds, an outcome that seems perfectly fine for both of them. Ang Lee would go on to direct better actors in better movies, but he has nothing to be ashamed of here. “Pushing Hands” marks a fantastic debut for a great director.