NPR review: Hero: Sword-Fighting Take on Chinese History
SF Gate review of Hero
New York Times Review of Hero
Rotten Tomatoes gives Hero 93%
Reviews of the movie seem pretty positive. I definitely want to see it on the big screen. There were initially some concerns that it might be edited, but due to the influence of Quentin Tarantino (hence why his name is plastered all over the posters and commercials), it has arrived to theaters uncut. Bad news for those who don't like reading subtitles though -- there is no English dub track. (I prefer subtitles to bad English dubs, so a big thanks to whoever at Miramax is responsible for this).
For those of you interested on the historical backdrop that the story takes place in, here's a link to a short description of that period in the First Imperial Era.
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