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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
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Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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