Straight to the point

Rating: 7/10 (5 October 2004)

A beautiful photographed Chinese puzzle of a film, if like to lie back and let a film sweep over you don't go and see 'Hero' you really need to concentrate if you want to follow the story, which flicks backwards and forwards through time throughout the film as well as giving alternative versions of events. Charting the supposed unification of China, some of the scenes are very much over the top, especially the whole arrow bombardment mid-way through, was there every so many arrows in the same place at the same time?! Poor old 'broken sword' all he wanted to go was live a peaceful life and ends up having a sword thrust through his guts by the love of his life some guys have no luck in that direction whatsoever.