A movie worth seeing for its stunning photography

Rating: 6/10 (1 September 2004)

I just went to see Hero, Yimou Zhang's movie based in a Chinese legend that describes how several assassins try to kill the King of one of ancient China's states, Qin (pronounced 'shin', which later gave China its name), until one of them comes up with a twisted plot to accomplish that goal.
The plot is, in in my very personal opinion, the failure of the movie, which is told in three major flashbacks, each one in a different color, and each one supposedly true, only until the next one arrives. I wouldn't have a problem with that except for the fact that the changes are subtle, and on the third one I was just praying that the plot advanced with something different and not with another 'version' of the same little story.
Aside from that, in line with what everyone says, the movie's cinematography is second to none; the handling of composition, color, and themes is breathtaking. You should see this movie in a movie theater or in a very expensive Home Theater set, otherwise you'll lose a lot of its charm.
I give it 2 out of 4 stars.