The Usual Suspects meets Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon... yet not nearly as good as either

Rating: 5/10 (21 September 2004)

Excellent visuals. Brilliant cinematography. Superb directing. Wonderful fight scenes.
And yet the movie still sucked. Well, okay, it didn't suck, but it wasn't that good, either. It was... middle-of-the-road. Of course, if you like a movie only for its action and visuals, then you'll probably love Hero. Otherwise you might want to stay away from it.
THE STORY (poss. spoilers; I mean, not really 'cause you can see it coming anyway, but oh well) <----> Centering in flashbacks around a great warrior known as Nameless who comes to the Emperor of China, it tells the tale of Nameless and his exploits with three deadly assassins after the Emperor. If you've seen the Usual Suspects, you know what happens; if you haven't, then you should go see that instead.
I gave it 5/10 because it's not really anything special, but it isn't horrible, either. Just lame.