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Movie Overview
Cast
• Jet Li
• Nakamura Shidou
• Sun Li
Director
• Ronny Yu
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for violence and martial arts action throughout
Fearless (2006)

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OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh
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B+
"In this day and age when the world grows more unstable by the second, Li's efforts here to encourage reflection on the ideas of inner peace and the uselessness of violence are resoundingly welcome."  FilmJerk.com  Brian Orndorf

2/5
"the drama surrounding these fights doesn't hold any weight"  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

A-
"Significantly, the movie breaks the standard revenge model of the martial arts film genre to embrace the grace and restraint that underlines the philosophy of wushu (the comprehensive term for martial arts that means 'avert fighting' or 'stop war')."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

B-
"Like so many biopics, a blind devotion to the subject renders the film a little stale at times."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3.5/5
"Fearless has some of the best choreography I’ve seen in years, and Li handles the task with his usual finesse."  Film Threat  Felix Vasquez Jr.

"A honorable send-off"  CinePassion  Fernando F. Croce

2.5/4
"Li carries the load on his shifty shoulders in a nostalgic wushu period piece that is philosophically solemn yet kinetically impish in its reflective spirit."  Movie Eye  Frank Ochieng

B+
"Almost childishly naive but beautifully crafted and both viscerally exciting and oddly touching...a surprisingly rich and satisfying love letter by Li to the martial arts."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

8/10
"A martial arts version of a comic book superhero movie."  ReelTalk Movie Reviews  Jeffrey Chen

3/4
"Teamed up with veteran director Ronny Yu and renowned choreographer Yuen Wo Ping, Mr. Li does some of his best work here."  Big Picture Big Sound  Joe Lozito

3/4
"An air of melancholy permeates even Yuen Wo Ping's dazzling fight sequences -- which rely on wire work and computer enhancement much less than most contemporary martial-arts films -- and the final scenes pack a surprising melodramatic punch."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

"As energetically corporeal as it is touchingly spiritual."  Flick Filosopher  MaryAnn Johanson

3/4
"An entertaining and admirably ambitious movie that promises a feast of martial arts combat, which it delivers along with a poignant message of peace."  Aisle Seat  Mike McGranaghan

B-
"The middle section sags as Huo takes on a bigger entourage than MC Hammer and then goes off and learns about the Meaning of Life from Simple Country Folk."  Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies  Nell Minow

2.5/4
"The protagonist's message rings true and its battle sequences prove gripping, but Jet Li's Fearless is both slightly ham-fisted in its efforts to have its individual and political narratives mirror one another."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

2/5
"Fracassa como exemplar de artes marciais e, o que é ainda pior, como homenagem a um homem que inspirou grandes atletas e atores (incluindo o protagonista desta produção)."  Cinema em Cena  Pablo Villaca

4/5
"Not only is it a gripping, beautifully acted drama, but the action scenes are jaw-dropping."  Shadows on the Wall  Rich Cline

5/5
"Becomes sedate and spiritual without losing its power."  eFilmCritic.com  Rob Gonsalves

5/10
"While no "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," this chop-socky features Jet Li's flying fists and feet doing Chinese We Shu martial arts."  Modamag.com  Susan Granger

2/4
"Ultimately a picture preaching about the cost of violence that shies away from real, visceral consequence."  Film Freak Central  Walter Chaw

Read review  Spirituality and Practice  Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
OFCS Rating: 75% Fresh
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