A Man Called Hero

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A Man Called Hero

Directed by: Wai Keung Lau
Binding: DVD
Published: 17 February, 2004

$13.46


Features:

  • Color
  • AC-3
  • Widescreen
  • Dolby
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A Man Called Hero

A Man Called Hero

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 3.4 / 5.0

An Average Hero:

Let me start out by saying that "The Storm Riders" is, in my humble opinion, one of the best movies to come out of Hong Kong over the last few years. That said there is no way "A Man Called Hero" could compare to "The Storm Riders". This movie lacks the style and drama of "The Storm Riders". If one takes away Ekin Cheng's strong performance and the special effects, there really is not much left to this movie. Overall I enjoyed the movie, however as an action movie I expected more action. There are just to... more info

Great Special Effects, Love that Ekin!:

Hero is a man born under an unlucky star with a terrible fortune: (Everyone close to Hero will die an unnatural death). After an assassin kills his family, Hero must flee to America to start over.

Traveling to New York to begin his new life, Hero (Ekin Cheng) is taken to work at a mine. Along the way, he befriends a Buddhist monk, who admires his devotion and sense of honor. Falsely accused of murder at the camp, Hero is forced to flee yet again. When Hero discovers his wife, Jade, has also come to China... more info

Just "Good" samurai flick:

I think it's all been said before. The fight scenes are hot but the story is slow. I maybe wrong, but you kind of tell that New York China Town isn't NYC and it might be a movie set, kind of like all outside scenes on Seinfeld. But, nonetheless, if you need to crave your sweettooth for another samurai movie, watch it.
Rent-Yes
Buy-Maybe


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