As purported, if Jet Li's final Chinese martial arts movie is indeed "Jet Li's Fearless," the talented fist-and-foot pounder would have made more impact if he had ended things sooner. Li's penultimate Chinese martial arts film, "Hero" (2002), was simply glorious, a knockout punch of a movie with elaborate sets, perfect splashes of color and riveting combat. "Fearless" has the physical stuff down pat. But its story, an epic sweep involving the founding of the influential Jing Wu Sports Federation, is overly melodramatic, pulling every emotional string as taut as it can. Read the full review
The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride.
Director: Ronnie Yu
Starring: Jet Li, Betty Sun, Dong Yong, Shido Nakamura, Collin Chou
Run time: 103 minutes
Release date: Sept. 22, 2006
Rating: PG-13 for violence and martial arts action throughout.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: C+
"When 'Fearless' quits focusing on fights, the film is about as pretty and lifeless as 'Memoirs of a Geisha.'"
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