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Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Fans of Li's Hong Kong films may just be embarrassed; how can you mount a defense for an actor this bad in two roles? Read more
Charles Savage, Miami Herald: When one actor plays both hero and villain, the viewer knows that what is being shown is not an authentic dance. Read more
Loren King, Chicago Tribune: The pace and inventiveness -- the epilogue is surprisingly touching -- and the eye-popping moves of Jet Li make it easy to hang on and enjoy the ride. Read more
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Tom Maurstad, Dallas Morning News: A blast of first-rate entertainment. Read more
Stephen Holden, New York Times: Even by the grunting and grimacing standards of comic-book action films, the performances in The One are undernourished. Read more
Melanie McFarland, Seattle Times: It's The Matrix's less-refined cousin, the one that didn't pay full attention in cool school. Read more
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: A martial-arts flick that transcends its genre with surprisingly strong sci-fi concepts. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: We watch good Jet battle evil Jet ... and the difference between the characters boils down to... blank and slightly less blank. Read more
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: [Wong] drains the artistry from the martial arts, shooting the aerial work without the requisite grace, and adding a plebian array of not-so-special effects. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Offers brainless high-tech action without interesting dialogue, characters, motivation or texture. Read more
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: Don't worry about Jet Li. He can take care of himself. His latest American movie, however, needs triage. Read more
Peter Howell, Toronto Star: It's the kind of movie ... where the hero is cheered not for the grace of his moves but for the number of rounds of ammo he can spray and the punches he can land. Read more
Mike Clark, USA Today: Fans of The Matrix will hold their noses, as will those who put down sparring Arnold Schwarzeneggers in The 6th Day (now looking better). Read more
Ed Park, Village Voice: 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. Read more