A 'refreshing' movie to watch...

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2004)

I went to watch this film with high hopes, but was prepared to lower my expectation due to all the hypes. My views of the film changed while the story progressed. I was particularly disappointed with the first 20 minutes of the movie with the matrix-type of slow motion kung fu actions. * Caught my husband dozing off * I thought Zhang Yi Mo could do better than this, probably because I was hoping to see more traditional Chinese fighting scenes. As the story moved on with changes in the 'colour scheme' used in the movie, I began to change my opinion of the movie. I definitely loved the way Zhang chose to tell the story. It was 'refreshing' from my point of view. Maggie Cheung was excellent in this movie! In comparison with CTHD, I still prefer CTHD, mainly because of a stronger story line and good acting casts. However, Hero is still a film worth watching on the big screen.