Hero. Quite possibly Jet Li's best film, and one of the greatest martial arts epics ever committed to film. Besides Li, the film also features the talents of Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, Maggie Cheung, and Zhang Ziyi. It was directed by Zhang Yimou, best known for Raise the Red Lantern. This film is poetry on celluloid. It relays the tale of the warrior Nameless (Li) as he tells the Emperor of how he came to defeat the three assassins most threatening to the Emperor's future. A film told with deep emotions and a gorgeous color palette. The best thing about this is that Miramax is presenting this uncut from it's Hong Kong release. This is simply not to be missed.
Suspect Zero. From E. Elias Merhige (Shadow of the Vampire) comes this serial killer thriller starring Ben Kingsley, Aaron Eckhart, and Carrie-Ann Moss. Not sure if this will be any good, early word doesn't seem all that favorable, although it looks as if it may be stylish enough to succeed. The look in the trailers looks similar to that of Taking Lives.
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid. Anyone remember that movie way back in 1997 called Anaconda? Sort of? It was pretty forgettable. Well, someone decided it would be a good idea to make a sequel. Although, it doesn't appear to have nothing to do with the original, save the star's passing resemblance to Jennifer Lopez who was in the original. I really doubt this will be worth seeing.
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2. Now if ever a movie did not ask for a sequel, I think this may be it. The first was so bad I didn't have to see it, the stench pretty much filled the cineplex. I don't know what this is about, nor do I really car. Have you seen the trailer? Pass.
To close this on a good note, I cannot recommend Hero enough. It's just a shame that it was not released in time to strengthen it's position for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar that it was nominated for back at the 2003 telecast. See this movie.
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