Review of Hero (1982) by Lisa Schwarzbaum for Entertainment Weekly — 25 Aug 2004
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.
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This review of Hero (1982) was written by Lisa Schwarzbaum and published by Entertainment Weekly on 25 Aug 2004.
Hero has generally received positive reviews.
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