Fearless (2006)
73 %
Reviews Counted: 100 Fresh: 73 Rotten:27 Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus:
Fearless is a brilliantly choreographed, beautifully filmed endcap to Li's quarter decade of epic martial arts glory.
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
Theatrical Release: 2006
Box Office: $24,571,445
Synopsis: Already a boxoffice hit in Asia, Jet Li's Fearless, directed by Ronny Yu (helmer of the Hong Kong classic The Bride with White Hair), is Jet Li's final martial arts masterpiece, capping a tremendous body of work in that genre. Jet Li's Fearless reunites the actor and martial arts superstar... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Jet Li, Nakamura Shidou, Sun Li, Dong Yong, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Ronny Yu
Producer: Bill Kong
Screenwriter: Chris Chow, Christine To
Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi
Producer: Bill Kong
Screenwriter: Chris Chow, Christine To
Composer: Shigeru Umebayashi
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More of a message movie designed for mainland China than a karate chopsocky for consumption in the West where a martial arts movie has to be about butt-kicking to generate any traction.
04/27/07
Not so much a message film as it is a martial-arts epic with a philosophical backdrop. And it is utterly sincere without being treacly or preachy.
03/01/07
Fracassa como exemplar de artes marciais e, o que é ainda pior, como homenagem a um homem que inspirou grandes atletas e atores (incluindo o protagonista desta produção).
02/16/07
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11/24/06
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Li carries the load on his shifty shoulders in a nostalgic wushu period piece that is philosophically solemn yet kinetically impish in its reflective spirit.
10/23/06
Fearless has some of the best choreography I’ve seen in years, and Li handles the task with his usual finesse.
10/17/06
The film is about more than complex stunts and breathtaking acrobatics. It's about a man who learns the pitfalls of pride and becomes a national hero in the process. And it's a good time at the movies.
10/09/06
It's a treat for fans of historical martial arts epics and especially for fans of Jet Li, who won't be the ones to tell the star if he's starting to show his age.
10/09/06
If Li must leave his signature genre, better this entertaining bit of history than the wall-to-wall boredom of Hero.
10/07/06
The martial arts master's final epic is great when the fists and feet are flying.
10/04/06
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"Fearless" not only talks the talk, it walks the walk -- or side snap-kicks the side snap-kick, if you want.
09/29/06
Ultimately a picture preaching about the cost of violence that shies away from real, visceral consequence.
09/28/06
It's not that the film isn't entertaining, it's that it's simply nothing special.
09/27/06
Like so many biopics, a blind devotion to the subject renders the film a little stale at times.
09/26/06
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