The One (2001)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 85
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 73
The One plays out more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners like the The Matrix. Also, Jet Li's martial arts abilities are buried under the editing and special effects.
Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 20
The One plays out more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners like the The Matrix. Also, Jet Li's martial arts abilities are buried under the editing and special effects.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.1/5
User Ratings: 96,640
My Rating
Movie Info
Former X-Files writer James Wong makes his sophomore feature as a director at the helm of this science fiction thriller that's reminiscent of Timecop (1994). In the near future, a technology called "quantum tunneling" allows human beings to travel between parallel universes. The abuse of this ability by criminal elements has led to the formation of the Multi-Verse Authorities or "MVA," an agency of quantum traveling cops who apprehend violators of inter-dimensional laws. The MVA faces its
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Jet Li
Gabe/Yulaw/Lawless -
Carla Gugino
Massie, T.K., Walsh -
Delroy Lindo
Harry Roedecker/Attenda... -
Jason Statham
Funsch -
James Morrison
Aldrich/"A" World Inmat... -
Dylan Bruno
Yates -
Richard Steinmetz
D'Antoni -
Bill Dunnam
Penal Colony Inmate -
Ken Kerman
"A" World Inmate -
Peter McKernan Jr.
Helicopter Pilot -
Dean Norris
Sgt. Siegel -
Denney Pierce
ER Security Guard -
Tucker Smallwood
Prison Warde -
Boots Southerland
ER Security Guard -
B.T. Taylor
Male Orderly -
Clement Blake
Penal Colony Inmate -
Harriet Sansom Harris
Nurse Besson -
Mark Borchardt
Cesar -
Alan Purwin
Helicopter Pilot -
Kevin Indio Copeland
"A" World Inmate -
Edward James Gage
Factory Worker -
David Keats
MRI Technician -
Teddy Lane Jr.
"C" World Inmate -
Darin Morgan
Hugo -
Kimberly Patton
Dr. Hamilton -
Steve Rankin
MVA Supervisor -
Narinder Samra
Dr. Hackler -
Joel Stoffer
Dr. Franklin -
Thanh T. Tran
Sleeping Boy -
Marco Verdier
"C" World Inmate -
Archie Kao
Woo -
Ron Zimmerman
Rotten Ronnie
ADVERTISEMENT
The One Trailer & Photos
All Critics (104) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (74) | DVD (32)
Wong's efficiently creepy Final Destination was as much memento mori as teen disposal unit, but in The One the maze of death leads only to exhaustion.
Top CriticThis sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies.
...a cold, hard, antiseptic film bereft of heart or mind. It is, in essence, a waste of Li's martial arts talent as well as his acting ability. (Blu-ray Edition)
Bullets fly, lights flash, action occurs, time goes by, but nothing actually happens.
Hasn't enough good dialogue here for one Yulaw, never mind two.
A sci-fi kung-fu mish-mash of dreck . . . The use of stand-ins is obvious and the resolution is ludicrous.
All I know is, if there are really multiple parallel universes, I pity all the versions of me that have to watch all the versions of this movie.
You should know you're in trouble when you steal ideas from Highlander.
Audience Reviews for The One
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for The One yet.
Latest News on The One
September 26, 2008:
RT Interview: Jason Statham Chats Death Race, Crank 2 and The SweeneyRT catches up with Jason Statham to learn more about the Death Race and grill him on upcoming turns...
October 3, 2007:
James Wong to Write, Direct Live-Action Dragon Ball Movie?Last month, we discussed the news that Fox had fast-tracked its long-planned Dragon Ball live-action...
October 19, 2006:
First Teaser for the "Black Christmas" RemakeYet another horror remake is due to hit the screens before year's end -- but only by a few days....
What's Hot On RT
The Last Stand, Side Effects
Trailer for new Coen Bros movie
Fast & Furious cars gallery
Blockbusters ranked!
Featured on RT
- In Pictures: The Cars of Fast & Furious 0
- Digital Multiplex: Warm Bodies and Aftershock 4
- Discover the Best-Reviewed Films in Summer Movie Scorecard 2013 0
- RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: The Last Stand and Side Effects 15
- Box Office Guru Wrapup: Star Trek Softer Than Expected at #1 85
- Weekly Ketchup: Will Smith to Star in Wild Bunch Remake? 39
- Critics Consensus: Star Trek Into Darkness is Certified Fresh 107
Top Headlines
-
Which Film Franchise Has Been the Best for Female Characters?
0
-
Damon Lindelof Talks Tomorrowland
0
-
10 Movies About Really Fast Cars
0
-
Poltergeist Remake Synopsis Hints at Plot Differences
5
-
Kristen Wiig Says Welcome to Me
1
-
David Fincher's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Gets Bumped
0
-
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance Remake in the Works
0
Fresh Links
Featured
Star Trek Movies Ranked
HitFix offers their own take on the worst-to-best of the Enterprise crew's cinematic adventures.
Top 10 Star Trek Villains
Rolling Stone unveils the Enterprise's most irksome adversaries.
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback
We'll bet you never realized how many stars were cheerleaders and high school athletes!
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
Foreign Titles
- The One (2001) (DE)
- The One (2001) (CA)
