Really Good

Rating: 8/10 (7 March 2006)

I am not a big fan of martial arts films. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is really the only one I liked before Hero. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was a masterpiece and one of the best films of 2000. It had a great story and was very powerful. It was also one of the most beautiful films ever made. The Cinamotogaphy is just stunning. Hero is while not anywhere near as good as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon but is just as beautiful if not even more. The cinematography is is some of the best ever. The art direction and costume design are also similar. The performances are mostly fairly wooden but Ziyi Zhang is wonderful in a small roll as a great warriors maid. What a beautiful film. Hero is wonderful and one of the greatest martial arts films ever just behind Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.