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Summary: The One
Review: At first, The One seemed to be a pretty good movie. It had Jet Li in it and it had awesome special effects. But the ending was horrible! The title of the movie is called THE ONE! shouldnt there be only one in the end? they were tryin to change the ways of Hollywood by making a open ended ending and its good that they tried... but in doing so... they messed this movie up so much! ppl told me that this movie [was bad] and while i was watching it... i thought it was pretty good... but now... i see wat they mean... knowin that its the same ppl that made matrix.... i think they thought they could get away makin another movie like it and make big bucks off of this and try to put in a sequel... these greedy [people] ruined the entire movie!!!
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Summary: Jet's best American effort to date
Review: Regardless of computer and wirework enhancement to the fight sequences, there's still a lot of "pure Jet" on display here. At least there's a REASON in this movie for the fighters to fly through the air (Romeo Must Die, I'm looking in your direction...). The end fight incorporates some beautiful Baguazhang (Gabe) and Hsing-Yi Chuan (Yulaw) kung-fu, and it's this attention to martial art theory that makes this film much more interesting for me than everything he's released since Lethal Weapon 4. It's actually an enjoyable movie throughout, not high art, but much better than many film critics gave it credit for. Jet delivers subtle performances as both Gabe and Yulaw, his english is continually improving, the special effects are above-average (not quite on par with The Matrix though), and the supporting cast does excellent work within the material. The DVD looks great and contains a few extras concerning fight choreography and special effects. Give it a chance, and you just might like it!
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Summary: You need these movies!
Review: Okay, so the plot and storyline and acting isn't up to par when you compare it to Lord of the Rings or Black Hawk Down, but who cares? You need these senseless action movies focused on ...and shootouts and sweet Matrix-style moves and such, you don't want the movie to make you think and wonder about life out there, as much as I love the Multiversal theory and it's got cool application here, for crying out loud, sometimes we all want to kick back for an hour and a half and watch people kick each other around and shoot off fancy guns.
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Summary: Jet, is Fantastic!!
Review: I love his style, the manner in which he looks into the camera, and plays his foe.. Very good performer. haven't seen this movie.. But, wuill buy it.. I love Martial Arts Movies..
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Summary: Rent, don't buy...
Review: I guess I was looking for a movie to pass the time... What I ended up doing was reading a magazine while half-watching/listening to this movie. The plot is rather unbelieveable even for sci-fi... Not consistent sci-fi. The acting is terrible... I was very dissappointed with Jason Stratham's performance after seeing him in Snatch. Jet Li should stick to martial arts, and not acting... I'm not a fan of Jet Li per se, but I do like good action. Some of the special effect fight scenes were great, and makes me recommend this for a rental... Or if you're really into Jet Li movies. Otherwise keep this ONE off your list. Seemed like it was too much of a "promotion" movie... Promote Jet Li since he's at a high point, Promote "the next matrix" style effects, and to promote "Disturbed's" new album. Just my two cents.
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Summary: Jet Li proves that he is indeed..... "The One"
Review: This movie was awesome. I loved all of the special effects, and Jet Li is of course.... Jet Li. There is no doubt in my mind that every movie this man makes is going to be outstanding because he is definitely "One" great martial artist/actor.
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Summary: Highlander meets Timecop - There shall be only two
Review: I do not mean to be unkind to this movie. In fact I wished I could give it a 5 star rating but it does not warrant it.There are lots of good things about this movie, not least being the wonderful marshall arts choerography or the tantalising thought of Jet Li in action against himself! The storyline is not a new one for science fiction fans as the alternative universe concept has been around for years. Indeed Michael Morcock has turned it into an almost comic book art form. But it has not been given a real airing on the big screen. As an aside this particular idea is a real theory in cosmology and one which is gaining a large number of adherents. Getting back to the movie, there is a pretty good plot which only starts to unravel after the movie is about half-way through. Jet Li once again demonstrates that the martial arts genre has more to offer than the clownish antics of Jackie Chan, and that there is a more artistic and darker side to it. His most recent roles suggest that Li will become an even bigger star as he certainly has a greater breadth than Chan. Now to the downside. There are some contradictions within the plot certainly. It takes 123 deaths to give the bad guy the strength and everything else he accrues on his way to being the One but for the good guy, he only starts to gain this as he becomes the target. The real problem with this movie for me is the close resemblances to Highlander and Timecop. Not so much in the actuality as Li is not choppoing off the heads of others but killing versions of himself, nor is he time travelling and trying to restore a situation but in the rather lame Van Damme storylines and devices. A better perspective would have been the sort of Millenium approach which certainly was a darker view. The ending was a bit naff too particularly on the Hades universe where it ended up looking like a Playstation game but all set up for a sequel. All in all a pretty good movie, kept the attention and was entertaining and fun to watch. Good production and good camera work.
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Summary: if only there was less special fx and more jet li.....
Review: its hard for me to rate this movie, because i like jet li (kiss of the dragon, lethal weapon 4, black mask, they were all great), but the reason i liked those were because its all him doing the moves. in this movie, ..., i want to see jet li! not some special fx matrix thing. i sorta thought the story was a little too so-so as well. it didnt really make me care about what happens to the characters. i did like the jason statham chararcter tho! he's pretty much great in everything he's in, so thats a given. anyways, i really wanted to like this movie, but they didnt stick to an important rule, sometimes less is more.
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Summary: movies are for enjoyment not analytical criticism
Review: " The One" is not one of those movies that deserves such criticism. Over analyzing movies is like looking for a problem so you won't enjoy it.
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Summary: Bring back Christopher Lambert - all is forgiven!
Review: I am a big Jet Li fan but I have to say that this film was terrible. It is also not very often that I say that about a film. There was not one bit of originality in the whole film. If you haven't already seen it, think of Highlander and Sliders, throw in a few Matrix style effects, mix them all together and 'The One' is what you end up with. Give this one a wide berth....
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