alternativecandidate: Hero (2002) “Filled with meticulous set pieces, including a showdown between S
alternativecandidate: Hero (2002) “Filled with meticulous set pieces, including a showdown between Snow and Moon set among swirls of golden-yellow leaves, Hero is easy on the eyes, but it’s too segmented to gather much momentum and too art-directed to convey much urgency. And at least for this viewer, the founding of the first Chinese empire weighs in as less compelling than Mr. Leung’s melting eyes, Ms. Cheung’s implacable beauty and Ms. Zhang’s ability to flicker from rage to vulnerability with hummingbird grace and speed.”Manohla Dargis -- source link