Dig the change up and go rent it.

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2004)

Alright, since this came out in theaters a long time ago the question really is whether this film is a valuable ninety-six minutes of your life spent or if you should do something else, like drinking beer while you clean the garage. First off, this movie IS a lot like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon only because there are big kung-fu, sword and other really cool exotic weapons battles. Also, both have that epic flavor to them, you know like with the scenery and the music and costumes and all that talk about Zen and climbing the mountain and all. Oh yeah, everyone was Chinese. Other than that, at least to a good old boy like myself, that was about it. CTHD was a love story, but with a lot of martial arts. Hero is really more of, well, a hero story. So all of yall can quit comparing the two because they are apples and oranges. I like to keep my reviews short so here it is. To the Tobasco Kid this was worth your hour and a half time. I guess if you have half a brain you can follow it, and it keeps you interested until the end waiting to see what happens to the hero and the Emperor and the slow parts don't drag it down too much. My score: "Go ahead and dig up the change and rent it while it is still in the primo section at the video store and don't wait for it to get downgraded to the regular DVD section (I think that is 4 stars of of 5 for DVD's)". In my opinion, it is worth the $3.96 plus part of a Saturday afternoon. Just send the kids to their room to play Nintendo and tell the wife that you are trying to get more intellectual by watching foreign movies. Maybe they will leave you alone long enough to watch it.