Astounding dream like film

Rating: 8/10 (30 August 2005)

This film is amazing, it is beautiful and it really does knock anything Hollywood can do for six. Jet Li doesn't get the respect he deserves in Hollywood, he deserves much better American films than the likes of Romeo Must Die and The One. He has amazing screen presence in Hero and is an amazing martial artist. Some of the scenes, like the fight over the lake are amazing, its like watching a dream. The story can be slightly confusing, well to me anyway but is well worth the effort. I hope Jet Li can follow this up, but it is a hard act to follow. Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung offer classy support and Jet Li even gets a rematch with Donnie Yen in Hero. If you liked Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon I highly recommend this film.