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Fearless (Huo Yuan Jia)
The story is based real-life Chinese fighting hero Huo Yuan Jia (1868-1910), who "took back the lost pride and glory of the Chinese from the influential western powers and the growing Japanese reign in the early 20th century". After the murder of his family, Yuanjia (Li) is coerced back to the ring, to partake in a tournament of the world’s greatest fighters.
Starring Jet Li, Yong Dong, Shido Nakamura, Collin Chou, Nathan Jones, Hee Ching Paw
Directed by Ronny Yu ('Freddy vs. Jason', 'Bride of Chucky')
Written by Chris Chow
Produced by William Kong ('House of Flying Daggers', 'Hero', 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon')
Action Choreographer Woo-ping Yuen (Unleashed, Kill Bill 1 & 2, The Matrix films, Iron Monkey)
Martial Arts | 2hr 5mins | Rated (M) | contains violence | Origin: Hong Kong, USA | Language: Japanese, Mandarin with English subtitles | Official Site »
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BBC
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Fearless is a bland, crassly directed martial arts epic that strives for the serenity of Yimou Zhang but looks more like a tatty historical theme park: Ye Goldene Age of Kunge Fu. It does, however, have two things going for it: outstanding punch-ups and Jet Li...
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Empire Magazine [UK]
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Despite impressive, CG-light action sequences and an absorbing story which certainly stands another re-telling, director Ronny Yu barely elevates this above the level of a direct-to-video fightfest. Hero or Crouching Tiger it ain't...
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HKCuk.co.uk
Fearless is even more of what we all love so much about Jet Li, its Jet Li, its Wushu, its glorious...
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NZ Herald
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Despite Li's high-flying efforts and the the lightly CGI-assisted fight choreography of Woo-ping Yuen, it's simply not very good...
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The Guardian [UK]
Jet Li is becoming an A-list Asian martial arts superstar who has currency both for Chinese audiences and in Hollywood's Anglophone world, and his stock price will be further advanced by this robustly made, brash, sentimental and entertaining picture set in early 20th-century China and based on the true-life legend of patriot fighter-hero Huo Yuanjia...
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The Hollywood Reporter
Witty choreography juices the pedestrian plot of "Fearless," an earnest and technically accomplished biopic in which action star Jet Li flexes his limited dramatic muscles to portray kung fu master Huo Yuanjia...
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