Stunning, beautiful cinematography from Yimou!

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2007)

I wanted to watch this purely because I enjoyed House Of Flying Daggers so much however I was slightly disappointed but not quite. Really Hero is an odd film to review. At times you're left wowed by typical Yimou cinematography then you're left confused by the plot. Nonetheless I did enjoy the stunning fight sequences and use of colour throughout and the chemistry between Maggie Cheung's character and Tony leung's; which is understandable considering they have worked together on numerous occasions.
I've never actually seen a film with Jet Li in oddly. Usually because he just lacks that little something I like to see in actors and at times, what he acts in. He did act farely well but it wasn't particularly great considering he was in a Yimou film. I did get confused by his character, amongst other things. I couldn't quite make out what he purpose was as a character and why he is doing what he is doing. The characters of Maggie Cheng, Zhang Zi and Tony Leung were also confusing, again i just couldn't figure out what their purpose was and, again what the hell they are doing. I suppose my review is looking at little confusing while you are reading this, but you will see what I mean when you watch this.
Overall a more stylistic piece of film rather than substance but it is worth watching if you're a Yimou fan for instance and to see why on earth Tarantino marketed the film himself rather than Yimou!