Hero
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84 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 208 Ratings

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  • Starring: Daoming Chen, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ziyi Zhang
  • Summary: The time: two thousand years ago. The place: the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty. The story: the soon-to-be First Emperor of China is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land. Three opponents are determined to assassinate him and one loyal subject stands in their way. (Miramax)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Swooningly beautiful, furious and thrilling, Zhang Yimou's Hero is an action movie for the ages.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    A walloping entertainment, brimming with the magic-realist action that made Ang Lee's somewhat similar "Couching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" a hit.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    80
    Hero is not a CTHD clone; it’s a wonderful movie in its own right, staking its own territory as a dreamlike meditation on motivation and love.
  4. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Manohla Dargis
    60
    Hero is easy on the eyes, but it's too segmented to gather much momentum and too art-directed to convey much urgency.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 135
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 135
  3. Negative: 24 out of 135
  1. mayong0807
    10
    I like this film. The picture of this film is good ,the action ,too. The story of this film is an outstanding one. It tells a story of one person and his country.… Expand
  2. BinA.
    8
    A visual feast where the cumbersome narrative diminishes a compelling story with a rather basic exploration of ethics and morality
  3. spadenx
    7
    It loses something when you listen to it with english voice overs, The film is must better in its native language. I enjoyed it and I thought it was rather good. I enjoyed the plot and it was nice to see the film play out as it did. The cinematography was alright but I have seen a lot better, To be honest it was rather generic if you ask me. Still it was a solid film none the less and worth the watch.… Expand
  4. stevej.
    0
    WOW who ever liked this movie is very very wrong about movies. this so called film caused me too waste 20 dollars......I left 30 minutes into the movie. by far one of the worst movies ive ever seen.… Expand

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