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differentiates a film from a “flick,” it does a vic
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not necessarily mean it is entertaining and this is as
dry a movie as one can produce without filming a
piece of toast in Death Valley for two hours.
To date, “Hero” is the most expensive film
to come out of China. Ironically, it features a
relatively straightforward plot and a minimum
of large acting roles. The film begins in ancient
China where six kingdoms are beset by a power
ful ruler. King Qin, who is determined to unite
the warring kingdoms under one leadership: his
own. A story of a nameless warrior (Jet Li) who
killed a trio of dangerous assassins who planned
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conquests. For the next hour, the flashbacks are
retold for what seems like a million times, each
revealing a twist or subterfuge hidden amid de
veloping ulterior motives. In a plot device that is
reminiscent of Bryan Singer’s classic “The Usual
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