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Summary: this MIGHT have been good
Review: The idea of this film is great: multiple dimentions of reality, kung fu, etc. but overall the execution was horrible. The fight scenes were overall boring and had that "seen this before" feel, the acting was bad (Jet Li needs to shut up and just fight, not act :) and the story was rushed and overly simplistic. You might enjoy this if you are in the right mood, don't expect much if anything, and/or aren't very critical of action flicks. Otherwise, don't waste 2 hours. Watch "The Matrix" again on DVD, or the much better kung-fu flick "The Iron Monkey"
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Summary: Jet Li vs. Jet Li
Review: Action lovers should love Jet Li's "The One" with its awesome action sequences, Matrix-like special effects and half-decent story. The DVD special features are priceless as the secrets of the cinematography behind "The One" are revealed.THE STORY: A sci-fi, the film works on the premise that there are multiple universes out there and in each universe we all have counterparts. The universe is policed by a universe hopping police force. The evil Yulaw (Jet Li) discovers that by killing each of his counterparts in the Universe he becomes more powerful with each kill. After offing 123 of his counterparts throughout the multiverse he arrives in our universe to take out his last remaining self, Gabe Law (Jet Li). Can Gabe or the universe police stop Yulaw from fulfilling his goal of becoming "The One?" THE COOL THINGS: Like most Jet Li films, the action and effects drive this film. Action fans will love the many Matrix-like special effects. BEST SCENES: 1. Yulaw versus the "normal cops" including a beatdown with motorcycles. 2. The movie ending Jet Li vs. Jet Li battle. THE DVD Special Features: This DVD is just STACKED with some of the best features I've ever seen on a DVD (and that includes A LOT) including: 1. Feature length commentary: Always insightful... 2. Jet Li is "The One": 13 minute feature with commentary about the movie by the actors and actresses. 3. Multiverse: AWESOME 18 minute feature detailing how the CGI-enhanced action sequences were filmed. 4. About Face: 6 minute piece discussing the challenges and techniques of how the scenes with multiple Jet Li's were filmed. 5. Many Faces of Jet Li: Cool 2 minute feature showing the various Jet Li's of the multiverse. 6. Trailer for "The One." 7. Filmographies for: James Wang (director), Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Jason Statham and Delroy Lindo. 8. Animatic Compression for the scene where Yulaw takes out the cops with the motorcycle. (WAY COOL!!!) THE VERDICT: Whether you buy or rent it, with the cool action scenes and a half-decent story you can't go wrong with this flick. Highly Recommended
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Summary: An over looked movie
Review: The One is plane and simple the best action movie i have ever seen! Amazing action, very clever story and more amazing action! What more could you want?
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Summary: GOOD action, OK story line, silly movie.
Review: GOOD ACTION, OK STORY LINE, silly movie.Get it if your action man movie.Dont get it if you dont like silly movies or ok story lines.I dont exactly reccomend it.....!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: In Short, The Good Li vs The Evil Li; Just an OK Action?
Review: Many people might remember him as Jet Li, but for many Asian fans, he is still Li Lian Jie, a maestro of Shaolin martial arts. Now he is gone to Hollywood, and surely we miss him, not because his skills are not to be seen on big screen, but because he is utterly "Hollywood-nized." Though he is experiencing bigger things there, true fans know him through his films made in Hong Kong, and they know they are right. "The One" is a sort of one extended, or I should say, stretched episode of "X-Files" series, which the director James Wong is deeply involved. Like his previous film "Final Destination," the film is built upon one unique premise, and here we are told in the opening that the universe is in reality a muti-verse, consisting of 125 different versions of the world. In one of them, Mr, Gore is the president of USA while in another Mr. Bush. On the basis of that concept, now Li can play 125 versions of himself, but ... do we need to watch all of them while one of them is already formidable? Anyway, one evil Ji, coming out of one universe, travels to kill off all other versions of him, and the last one is a good guy Li, who must confront the other Li with a help from the policemen that watch over the prohibited interactions between those universes. As those policeman, Delroy Liodo ("Romeo Must Die") and Jason Statham ("Lock Stock...") appear. Interested? Unfortunately, the film, short as it is, doesn't afford to hold our attention long as it sounds on paper, simply because of these following clear factors. Reason One: Li is a great action hero on his own, who doesn't need any other "one". Reason Two: the fact is that we have seen similar settings already; say, for example, "The Matrix" (And you may be reminded of "Timecop" with its alternate world image and the multi-universe cops.) The film starts promisingly, but soon we realize that it has little to offer after it sets up its whole rules. The actions themselves are shot very excitngly, thanks to, of course, Li's nimble movements, but CGI generated scenes are, to be frank, below average, sometimes looking as unnnatural as characters on TV games (but excuse me for saying that, if that is exactly the point). The final battle between the good Li and bad Li is fairly exciting, but still there sticks one little though in my mind while watching it -- that is, why need two Lis when one is great and cool enough? And as for Carla Gugino (mom of "The Spy Kids"), the director is hugely guilty of misusing her, wasting her beautiful and sexy presence, and totally ignoring her potential as playing more than a secondary, disposable character. The way she is used is as misguided as letting Jet Li hold guns (does he need?), and the latter kind of Hollywood-type action is obviously a dead giveaway that they still don't learn the essence of Li's actions. I said these harsh things because, so far, Ji's Hollywood-made movies are not well-received in Asia, and though we still follow the master's path, namely from "Lethal Weapon 4" to "The One," we don't know for sure; don't know what to do with them. if you really want to know what Li can do with his charismatic acting as one-and-only action hero, see his "Once Upon a Time in China" series. What he needs is the director Tsui Hark's flair for presenting genuinely thrilling, outrageously exciting martial arts jet-coaster sequence.
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Summary: Ridiculous
Review: I really liked ``Romeo must die'' and expected from Jet Li something similar. But this movie is just plain ridiculous and boring. Just waving hands and legs, running as fast as a car (???!). Brainless plot and implementation. Even worse (I did not think it was possible) than ``Kiss of the dragon.''
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Summary: Empty
Review: After seeing the Theatrical Trailor in Cinema I was very excited to watch this movie... oh boy, I was wrong! What's worth watching was the first 5 minutes of the movie! Yes, it all started good but then the plot turned out to be terribly weak! The best thing about this movie is the settings... but other than that there is nothing special. No suspense!
No action!
No emotions!
No real marshal art! Nothing but flying people and boring story! You have to swallow the main myth of living in multi-verse that are copy cats of each other! If you didn't... you'd hate this movie as I did! Even the ending was weak... and if the producer is considering a part two, I'd advise him to reconsider again!
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Summary: Good movie...Little Rewatch value
Review: This is a good movie but I suggest renting it first before buying it because once you watch it a few times you will not want to watch it again for a while. This movie does have very good fighting action and keeps you very entertained while watching it. It is deffinitely worht renting for any action movie fan, maybe buying.
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Summary: lots of potential but failed to live up to the hype
Review: This movie has a great premise, full of all sorts of moral and philosophical questions, but it just didn't quite do it. Jet Li's acting was subpar. We all know the man can use his martial arts at a level of skill we haven't seen in a long time, but it wasn't showcased here. Instead they loaded the fight scenes with special effects, and not real great ones. And then to wrap it up in a nice, neat, sappy, cheesy ending. well, i'd say rent it and watch it, but it is not a movie that i'll be adding to my collection.
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Summary: Sci-fi-martial arts
Review: To be honest I much prefer seeing Jet Li kicking ... in a more ancient China setting (ie. "Twin Warriors"). I must also add that I'm not a Sci-fi fan however Jet Li being the martial artist that he is won me over. He plays a double role of good guy vs. bad guy. Although he was a bad guy in Lethal Weapon 4 the brand he portrayed in "The One" is much different and shows another side of Jet Li's talents. If you enjoy seeing him kick ... then you'll enjoy watching "The One"
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