No plot

Rating: 2/10 (14 December 2005)

Hero is basically a pretty painting without context. The plot holes are so numerous is it impossible not to be distracted by it while watching the movie. ZhangYiMou is more concerned about making the movie look nice than developing the characters and storyline. He arbitrarily added Zhang Ziyi's character just because she is his new "protege" and he wants to use her to get back at his last "protege" Gong Li(Zhang Ziyi looks like Gong Li's younger sister) by making her more famous. The director also spent 1 million dollar painting the red scene the precise color of red he wanted and yet refused to pay his extras more than 1 dollar a day. It is probably an entertaining movie for people who just want to see some Asian kung fu. Sleep fest for anyone already familiar with the genre.