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Take The Protector's amazing martial arts and mix it in with a good storyline and what do you get? One of my favourite martial arts movies ever. Fearless follows Huo Juan Jia (Jet Li) a legendary fighter who ultimately wins the respect of the...
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Take The Protector's amazing martial arts and mix it in with a good storyline and what do you get? One of my favourite martial arts movies ever. Fearless follows Huo Juan Jia (Jet Li) a legendary fighter who ultimately wins the respect of the whole country for his handling of personal tragedy and strength to defeat the west's greatest fighters. The movie starts off with the tournament from the west where Huo is to defeat 4 of their fighters consecutively, we don't see all of it as the movie takes time to go back an explain how all of this became. Throughout the movie we see the tragedy, the training and the motivation behind Huo and his quest to be the best. I really enjoyed watching this movie with its Hero-Like pace and flashbacks, to Tony Jaa worthy martial arts and fights. If you like martial arts movies you're in for a treat - even if you're not this movie would still entertain.

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Posted jul 5, 2008 4:14 pm pt

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Not only has this movie got lots of good martial arts action, but it has a very interesting and moving storyline. The film is a story about a famous Chinese martial arts master who is considered as a hero by many Chinese people. Its a film worth...
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Not only has this movie got lots of good martial arts action, but it has a very interesting and moving storyline. The film is a story about a famous Chinese martial arts master who is considered as a hero by many Chinese people. Its a film worth watching for both the action and the story.

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Posted jan 8, 2008 7:39 am pt

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A well told story filled with action and intensity. I enjoyed everything about this film. There was hardly a moment that didn't hold my interest. The stroy had meaning and purpose, it was creative and realistic. I would much love to see it...
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A well told story filled with action and intensity. I enjoyed everything about this film. There was hardly a moment that didn't hold my interest. The stroy had meaning and purpose, it was creative and realistic. I would much love to see it again.It is a real shame that this has to be Jet Li's last martial arts movie, at least he will have a strong and worthy departure. This movie should be enough to please any martial arts fan, it had just about everthing you would expect and more. The acting is done so well that you almost know what the characters are going to say before they speak, and you almost forget your reading subtitles. Two Thumbs up.

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Posted oct 2, 2007 3:50 am pt

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A well told story from begiinning and end. It's so sad how it ended.
The movie engulfed you into his world and how he was dealing with certain things in his life.
When he found himself, it was beautiful.

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Posted sep 27, 2007 11:43 am pt

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Awesome Movie, lots of action and a great story to match.

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Posted mar 22, 2007 6:46 am pt

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Fearless tells a story which is not new for the martial arts genre. Huo Yuanjia is a man who is totally focused on fighting and most importantly winning. During the course of his youth he becomes the best fighter in his town until the day...
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Fearless tells a story which is not new for the martial arts genre. Huo Yuanjia is a man who is totally focused on fighting and most importantly winning. During the course of his youth he becomes the best fighter in his town until the day when he goes to far and everything is taken away from him. After this he goes on a journey of self discouvery and redemption.
The story has been told before, but rarely so well. I found myself enjoying more from this movie thatn just the action scenes. The story is uplifting, the cinematrography is simply gorgeous and ofcourse the action is superb.

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Posted feb 4, 2007 11:20 pm pt

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I was actually surprised when I looked at this movie. It was surprisingly a good one.
Fearless is an English dubbed movie, telling the story of a martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia. The storyline isn't anything new, and you've probably heard...
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I was actually surprised when I looked at this movie. It was surprisingly a good one.
Fearless is an English dubbed movie, telling the story of a martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia. The storyline isn't anything new, and you've probably heard it countless times - Man who loves to fight hungers for power, family gets killed, goes on a rampage, has a mental breakdown, works in a quiet village and turns over a new leaf, decides to re-visit his past, meets old friends.
Even though the storyline isn't anything new, the presentation is awesome. The audio effects and dramatic scenes are very emotional. The settings and scenery were perfect and in my opinion flawless! The fighting was also well done. It was nothing that looked fake like in Crouching Tiger or Hero. The fghting scenes all looked real and you can see a lot of effort went into perfecting them.
This was truly one of the best Martial Arts movie I've seen in a long time.

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Posted jan 27, 2007 11:10 pm pt

• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
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  Much of the film's virtue lies in its straight-ahead narrative and uncomplicated morality. That and the undeniable charisma and virtuosity of its star.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  90
  There's something grand and enveloping about Fearless.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  88
  Li plays haughty, brilliant wushu master Huo Yuanjia, whose recklessness leads to tragedy after he becomes a champion at the end of the 19th century.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Portland Oregonian
  
  83
  Though it somehow manages to be a movie about inner peace with crazy, incredibly staged fight scenes every 10 minutes, it is, first and foremost, a movie about inner peace.

  by M. E. Russell | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  Billed as Li's final martial arts epic (would that Jackie Chan be so thoughtful), Fearless is fittingly peripatetic, finding the Hong Kong superstar ricocheting across the screen.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  With the exception of one sequence, this PG-13 movie is so youth-friendly that I thought I might take my 10-year-old. But that sequence, upsetting for those of any age, makes the movie better suited for mature 12-year-olds and older.

  by Carrie Rickey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  Call it "Jet Li's Wushu Retirement Party."

  by Leighton Klein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  75
  One of those corny, lusciously mounted, almost predictably thrill-packed action movies you can't help but like.

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
  75
  Despite some amusing jabs at America's influence on traditional China, this film leaves even this American viewer feeling oddly patriotic (or maybe just wishing she lived in China.)

  by Monica A. Reyhani | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  75
  Li's performance is stronger here than it has been in previous films.

  by Elizabeth Weitzman | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  The final scenes pack a surprising melodramatic punch.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  70
  Witty choreography juices the pedestrian plot of Fearless, an earnest and technically accomplished biopic in which action star Jet Li flexes his limited dramatic muscles to portray kung fu master Huo Yuanjia.

  by Megan Lehmann | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  70
  Manages to pack a satisfying emotional punch.

  by Derek Elley | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  Fearless sustains the tradition of ethically inflected Chinese action movies.

  by Nathan Lee | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  70
  Contrary to some reports, this is not Jet Li's last action movie--he already has another in postproduction--but it represents his farewell to wushu, the martial-arts tradition that made him an international star.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »