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Hero (2004) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Hero (2004) a score of 3.3783 out of 4
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Time (Richard Corliss)
Hero is the masterpiece. It employs unparalleled visual splendor to show why men must make war to secure the peace and how warriors may find their true destiny as lovers....read the complete Hero (2004) review at Time (Richard Corliss)
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Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
I wish 'Hero's emotional heat rose more intensely -- more recklessly. There's something grand but distant and almost fetishistic about the operatic solemnity with which Zhang approaches the Rashomonic story of assassins attempting to kill a king....read the complete Hero (2004) review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
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The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Hero is easy on the eyes, but it's too segmented to gather much momentum and too art-directed to convey much urgency....read the complete Hero (2004) review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
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Overall Rating:
3.0910
Hero (2004) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
Avg Critic Score:
3.3783
Hero (2004) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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