Quality entertainment at a very high level.

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2008)

*****Classic
****Excellent
*** Good
** Fair
* Tragic
Review:
Hero is no ordinary martial arts extravaganza, instead it surpasses all others by a fair and far mile. Jet Li plays an assassin called Nameless who visits a warlord in 3rd century BC China to describe how he killed three of the Warlords most terrifying enemies. But the truth may not be as it's said.
Put aside Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and replace with Hero and you have got a better film. Hero is so fantastic and adventurous with it's buzzy plot that you would have thought you had seen it all. But beside the all dramatic plot lies some of the most all brilliant and perfected cinematography you have out eyes upon. It's martial arts action is simply unrivalled and incomparable to anything set before it.
Zhang Yimou's direction is instantly plausible as you get the feel that this is a master's working. Yimou gives audiences the taste of fierce martial arts brutality as well as poetic and intriguing acting.
Verdict:
Hero is by far the greatest and most gracious martial arts epic ever amounted. The direction, acting and cinematography clearly shine through as being some of the most bold and commanding of all time.
*****Classic