Hero

The asian martial arts film Hero, starring Jet Lee and being released in the states with the help of Quentin Tarantino, is out in theatres this weekend. This is definitely a film worth watching.

The story itself is very clever, told in Rashamon style: This version, another version, then finally what really happened.

But what's really impressive is the way this movie was filmed. It has the look of a grand epic, ala Cecil B. Demille, or like some of our modern epics (Gladiator comes to mind).

Each section of the film is like watching a moving piece of art. Each piece has a dominant color, depending on who's telling that part of the story.

There's also some impressive wire work in this film...Dad, this means people flying around, so you may not like it.

Bottom line, this movie is as good or maybe even better than Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But being the sort of cult cinema it is, this may not be in theatres long, so go see it!