Simply beautiful

Rating: Null/10 (20 December 2002)

Hero is now released in Hong Kong and it is spectacular. If you expect endless Hong Kong style sword fights you will be disappointed. What you will get is a film is not so much told as painted on the screen. The acting is excellent. Understated, simple, convincing. The twists in the tale are very cleverly executed - they took me by surprise, more than once.
The cinematography is first rate. Breathtakingly beautiful to look at.
i could not take my eyes of Maggie Cheung - those eyes can act more than most Hollywood stars put together.
I am sad to hear that my fellow movie addicts in the US will see a clipped version of the film. I hope you are able to shout loud enough to change that. No DVD version will match the majesty of this film on the big screen.