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Movie critics combined give One, The (2001) a score of 2.4064 out of 4
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.49 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movie Mecca (--)Movie Mecca (--)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
una colección de huecos inexplicables en su guión. ...read the complete One movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.26 out of 4 stars for 25frames.org (Ralf Schwalbe)25frames.org (Ralf Schwalbe)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.19 out of 4 stars for cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Having opted not to appear in the sequel to "The Matrix," Jet Li seeming chose the next best thing, which isn't that great of a thing though it's probably better than nothing. "The One" borrows liberally from "The Matrix" in terms of plot and effects ...read the complete One movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.16 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Jet Li, the star of The One, seems to have found a larger niche in American than most HK action hero imports. He seems able to open films based solely on his name, which seems to prove that the kung-fu genre’s success here in the states is not just ...read the complete One movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Baffled already? This is less a problem than you think since THE ONE is a noisy popcorn flick starring Jet Li and Jet Li that expects you check your brain at the door. As Yulaw, Li is an unstoppable evil guy who has already murdered 123 versions of ...read the complete One movie review at Steve Rhodes
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Homer YenHomer Yen
The film suggests that the last one remaining could become a God. Hmm… And, no one would want to harm him because if you destroy God, you destroy the universe. DoubleHmm… Naturally, this would enable him to rule everything. TripleHmm… Perhaps Li's fame ...read the complete One movie review at Homer Yen
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Morgan and Wong lose sight of what makes Li such an appealing star in the first place: his natural athletic ability. ...read the complete One movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
It might as well be called Another One , joining, as it does, a growing list of all-too-average cheeseball action films. ...read the complete One movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
This sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies. ...read the complete One movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
We watch good Jet battle evil Jet ... and the difference between the characters boils down to... blank and slightly less blank. ...read the complete One movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
[Wong] drains the artistry from the martial arts, shooting the aerial work without the requisite grace, and adding a plebian array of not-so-special effects. ...read the complete One movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for This is Lancashire (--)This is Lancashire (--)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)
Finally, the disc also includes a feature length commentary track by James Wong, production designer David Snyder, cinematographer Robert McLoughlan, and editor Jim Coblentz. The track is relatively humorous (especially when the gang decide to focus on ...read the complete One movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Brian Matherly)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Actually The One can be a lot of fun once you convince yourself not to pay too much attention to the fact that it unashamedly rips off the kung fu action sequences of The Matrix. Time standing still? Check. Dodging slow motion CGI bullets? Check. ...read the complete One movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Glen Morgan and James Wong first emerged to attention as scriptwriters of some of the finest and most intelligent episodes of the first two seasons of Chris Carter's The X Files (1993- ) and the first two seasons of Millennium (1996-9), then ...read the complete One movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Considering the talent that went into this film (it was directed and co-written by James Wong, the writer-director of "Final Destination"), it is a disappointment. I mean "Final Destination" wasn't exactly a classic, but it was a lot more interesting ...read the complete One movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for kvikmyndir.comkvikmyndir.com
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Furthermore, the effects themselves aren't all that special, coming across as ho-hum knock-offs of The Matrix 's gravity-defying kung-fu. Jet Li can beat up people in slo-mo — rah, rah. And, as was the case in Romeo Must Die, all the CG bells and ...read the complete One movie review at Reel.com
One, The (2001) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
This One's for you if (a) you dug The Matrix but found it a bit too highbrow; (b) you appreciate movies to the extent that they resemble video games; or (c) you'd pay to see Jet Li in anything -- and I do mean anything. Announcing its flagrantly ...read the complete One movie review at Austin Chronicle (Russell Smith)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Hey, y'all, what do you know? We thought we were living in a universe, right? Well we were wrong, this is in fact a multiverse! There are countless (well, 125) dimensions similar but different in varying degrees to ours, and there is another version of ...read the complete One movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)
In the span of about two minutes, The One goes from an interesting concept for a sci-fi film to an utterly absurd parody of itself. ...read the complete One movie review at Daily-Reviews (Brian Matherly)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
Instead of thrilling audiences, The One disappoints. ...read the complete One movie review at Baseline.Hollywood.com (Ted Murphy)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Disappointingly, Li’s martial arts skill is hidden behind a lot of computer technology. Objectionable gratuitous violence and brutality. This film is just not very well done. ...read the complete One movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
A sci-fi kung-fu mish-mash of dreck . . . The use of stand-ins is obvious and the resolution is ludicrous. ...read the complete One movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Jet Li in The One.Eighty minutes of dreck for seven snappy minutes of Jet Li going mano a mano with himself? I want more. Multiverses, black holes and a skyrocketing body count -- allow me to try to make sense of it. Each individual has a representation ...read the complete One movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
T here is a vast question lurking at the center of "The One" and the question is: Why? Assuming there are 124 universes and that you existed in all of them and could travel between them, ...read the complete One movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Assume the universe is only one of many universes and you are only one version of yourself, would you want to share the "multiverse" with the other yous? Jet Li doesn't (or at least one version of ...read the complete One movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for filmfacts (Andreas Edler)filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
There are 125 different variations of Gabe Law each situated in their own alternate universe. Together these parallel universes combine to form the Multiverse. Scientists have developed a way to traverse across these universes like flying monkeys ...read the complete One movie review at Natural Born Viewers (James Chappell)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
Face it people, we've been used. ...read the complete One movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Brandon Curtis)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With subject matter as pregnant with promise as the concept of travel through alternate universes, The One should have been a bonanza for science fiction fans. However, because director James Wong (who helmed the equally ...read the complete One movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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One, The (2001) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The concept of alternate universes has fascinated science fiction writers through the years, forming the basis for a number of fascinating books, television episodes, and motion pictures. But, as Hollywood has often illustrated, the seed of a worthwhile i ...read the complete One movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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