| Hero Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: A) |
| Before ancient China was united under one emperor, the
Six Kingdoms were at constant war with each other. One
of the rulers, Qin (Daoming Chen), gains so much power
that assassins are sent by the other leaders against
him. A young, minor functionary...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Andy Keast (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Zhang Yimou. Screenplay by Zhang, Li Feng and Wang Bin. Starring
Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming and
Donnie
Yen. more |
| Hero Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3/4) |
| There is an astonishing sequence in "Hero" that features an array of arrows
fired from hundreds of soldiers in an open field. The arrows are aimed at a
calligraphy school. The arrows kill many students and eventually, two students
perform a balletic...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Miramax Films
Grade: B+
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin
Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk,
Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen
Screened at: Loews E-Walk, NYC,...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 5/5) |
| HERO ("Ying xiong"; 2004/US)
Rated PG-13; running time 96 minutes
Studio: Miramax (US)
Genre: Historical/Martial Arts/Drama
Language: Mandarin Chinese, with English subtitles
Seen at: Eastwood Neighborhood Cinema Group (Lansing, Michigan)
IMDB site:...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Balaji Srinivasan (Rating: 4/4) |
| Ying Xiong was the most expensive Chinese movie ever made; it was a
huge hit in the Asian market. Miramax was going to release it in the
American market when the whole idea was shelved; May be they
considered it to be too soon to hope for another success...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: A-) |
| The martial arts genre is wonderfully transcended
by idealism, sacrifice, and romance in director
Zhang Yimou's saga of China some 2,000 years ago.
The movie is called "Hero," and the lineup of
Asian superstars can be considered the "Ocean's
Eleven" of...more |
| Hero Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4) |
| The Chinese film "Hero" ("Ying Xiong"), the most expensive ever
made in that country, washes up upon these shores amid a flood of
fairytale controversy. The original version of this 2002 film has been
available on import DVD for some time, but...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 4/4) |
| HERO (2003) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie
Cheung
Man-Yuk, Zhang Ziyi, Chen Dao Ming and Donnie Yen. Director of photography
Christopher Doyle. Music by Tan Dun. Violin solos and fiddling by Yitzak
Perlman.
Story by...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Cory Hansen (Rating: 8/10) |
| Let it be known that I am not one of the most upstanding fans of this
particular genre. So much so, I walked into my 9:30 PM screening of Hero
thinking it was going to be a Quentin Tarantino slash fest a la Kill
Bill, where a one badass Jet Li goes...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 8/10) |
| CAPSULE: China tries to make its own CROUCHING TIGER
with a story of an enigmatic stranger who has killed
a triad of assassins for the benefit of China's first
Emperor. The stranger tells the emperor multiple
versions of how he...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Miramax Films
Grade: B+
Directed by: Zhang Yimou
Written by: Zhang Yimou, Li Feng, Wang Bin
Cast: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk,
Zhang Ziyi, Chen Daoming, Donnie Yen
Screened at: Loews E-Walk, NYC,...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| HERO cries out for an easy one-word review of "Wow!" Nominated for the 2003
Academy Award for the Best Foreign Language Film, the breathtaking HERO (YING
XIONG) is directed brilliantly by Yimou Zhang, who also did TO LIVE, one of my
personal favorites....more |
| Hero Review |
| by Jonathan F. Richards |
| If you're a moviegoer with a soft spot for stirring spectacle, martial
arts, sumptuous color, good acting, poetic silence, romance, action, nuance,
and history, then your ship has just come in. It has not been an easy voyage.
Zhang Yimou's Hero...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 10/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Hero" (Miramax Films)
It's been nearly two years since its Asian release and foreign-film
Oscar-nomination, yet this exciting folkloric epic is worth the wait,
particularly for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" fans....more |
| Hero Review |
| by Frank R.A.J. Maloney |
| HERO is a film directed by Stephen Frears, from a script by David
Webb Peoples. It stars Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, with
Joan Cusak, Kevin J. O'Connor, James Madio, and with uncredited cameos
by Edward Herrman, Fisher Stevens, and...more |
| Hero Review |
| by Sean Eric Fagan |
| As I was watching HERO, I kept classifying the themes to myself,
and came up with: appearances, people's expectations, both of
themselves and others, and the truths behind those. more |
