Author: Tony Ryan

Anyone who appreciates quality choreography, well executed fight sequences and a well told story will love this and will definitely want to own it!

Any Sammo Hung fan would love this film, as would anyone who enjoys old-school martial arts flicks.

A good but not great film, as visually it works beautifully, but the pacing of the direction conflicts with the pace at which the story actually develops.

The plot is all over the place and covers all areas mentioned in my opening paragraph, but as ever, it is only there to give people a reason to fight.

You really feel a lot of the hits in this film which is all in all, a hugely enjoyable action flick, jam-packed with trademark Woo Ping fight scenes, thankfully sans wires!

Many of the fight sequences are powerful and realistic, and there is a good balance between cinematic choreography and outright simple bloodshed.

It doesn’t rank up there with the best of any genre but for a lightweight action-comedy it is worth a watch.

This is one for die-hard fans of Lam Ching Ying or the Chinese comedy horror genre in general.

Jet lacks the screen presence to hold our attention and ultimately makes the long wait between the action set pieces just too long.

Another one to add to the dust gathering pile of DVD’s – and recommended only for Koichi or Shannon completists.

‘Hero’ has shown that an exquisitely photographed film does not always have to be a case of style over substance.

It not only shows that Yuen Biao can still bust a move, but is one of the late 90’s better dramatic action movies.