Hero (2004)
Film Review by Cory Hansen-- August 29, 2004.
Copyright 2004
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 and battles against massive armies
and their un-relentless barrage of arrows--
Hero was a definite surprise, and that was unfortunate for itself
through about half of the movie. Like me, everyone in the theater walked
in ready to be bored to death by a film SUPPOSEDLY given to us by
Quentin Tarantino. Soon in, I heard a particular couple questioning to
themselves "IS THIS WHOLE MOVIE GOING TO BE IN SUBTITLES?!"
Once you had realized that the movie is FAR from what it was marketed as
here in the US, you'll find yourself opening your mind to its more
emotional elements.
I wasn't a fan of the Wire-Fu used here in some of the sporadic action
sequences, as I never have been. Seeing people glide over water and
darting about the air like fireflies really doesn't do it for me. But in
a movie like Hero, such a minuscule element can't be used as a basis to
surround a negative opinion around.
Overall, I found that Hero is anything BUT what the trailers depict it
is--usual American bullcrap--and in the end it might generate a negative
aura surrounding it simply because it's just A TAD too deep for your
Shmoe'merican Joe. I myself enjoyed its message and the beautiful visual
styles it depicted. Go check it out.
Final Score: 8/10
--
Cory "Shinnokxz" Hansen
http://coryhansen.com
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