A very nice surprise!

Rating: 10/10 (23 August 2004)

Back in 2002 I was looking to see more of Jet Li's movies and that is how I got to see this one. Maybe because I didn't expect much from "that kind of movie" I was astonished about everything: acting, direction, photography, fighting, effects, music and so on.
Many of the fighting scenes were original(you don't get to see that too often in Hong Kong/China movies). Also it was very interesting to see a metamorphosed Jet Li with a much better acting that his usual movies. Another interesting thing about this movie is the reaction of the public. After seeing Hero I highly recommended it to all my friends though I made sure not revealing a thing more. I noticed most of the audience enjoys it while there are some who say this movie is overrated and their enjoyment wasn't that big. One thing I can tell you for sure: after watching it, either you liked it or not, you will not be sorry for giving up 100 minutes of your life, because you will get to see one of the best Chinese movies ever made and one of the best world-wide movies of the last 2-3 years!