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The One (2001)

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Reviews Counted:83

Fresh:11

Rotten:72

Average Rating:3.9/10

Consensus: The One plays out more like a video game than a movie and borrows freely from other, better sci-fi actioners like the The Matrix. Also, Jet Li's martial arts abilities are buried under the editing and special effects.

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: THE ONE is based on the futuristic premise that there is more than one universe: there are many parallel universes, each of which contain a slightly different version of every person who has ever... THE ONE is based on the futuristic premise that there is more than one universe: there are many parallel universes, each of which contain a slightly different version of every person who has ever lived. Yulaw (Jet Li) is a rogue agent from the Multiverse Bureau of Intelligence who has learned that, by traveling from one parallel universe to another and killing the alternate versions of himself, he gains his counterparts's strength, speed and intelligence. After killing one hundred and twenty-three parallel versions of himself, Yulaw has gained almost unstoppable power--and there is only one version of himself left, Gabriel Law (Jet Li), a Los Angeles cop. Yulaw travels to the universe that houses his nemesis, followed by a pair of agents intent on stopping him from killing Gabe and either gaining near-Godlike powers, or destroying the fabric of all existence. Gabe is confused to find himself being hunted and shot at by himself, but with the help of his wife, T.K. (Carla Gugino), and the Multiverse cops (Delroy Lindo and Jason Statham), Gabe engages Yulaw in a series of spectacular fights to become the One. Glen Morgan and James Wong, creators of FINAL DESTINATION and several memorable episodes of THE X-FILES, direct this mind-bending martial-arts extravaganza. [More]

Starring: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham

Starring: Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham, James Morrison, Tucker Smallwood, Mark Borchardt

Director: James Wong

Director: James Wong
Screenwriter: James Wong, Glen Morgan
Producer: Steven Chasman, Glen Morgan
Composer: Trevor Rabin
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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If popcorn-picture auteur John Carpenter made martial arts flicks, they'd be just like "The One" -- an unabashedly cheesy, B-grade sci-fi amusement park ride.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
11/02/01
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

A joyless affair -- neck-snapping violence, endless blather trying to explain the 'science' behind what is happening and guns, guns and more guns.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
11/01/01
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

The action is fun and ultraviolent, the story is satisfactorily ridiculous and the acting is nonexistent.

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
11/01/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

A blast of first-rate entertainment.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/01/01
Tom Maurstad
Tom Maurstad
Dallas Morning News

For a while, it seemed Jet Li could be the next Mel Gibson, but instead, he's becoming the next Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/01/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

When one actor plays both hero and villain, the viewer knows that what is being shown is not an authentic dance.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
11/01/01
Charles Savage
Charles Savage
Miami Herald

Confusing plot holes, cut-out characters and cretinous dialogue undercut the visual feast.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
11/01/01
Brian McTavish
Brian McTavish
Kansas City Star

Fans of Li's Hong Kong films may just be embarrassed; how can you mount a defense for an actor this bad in two roles?

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
11/01/01
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

A dim-witted, dim-watted martial-arts actioner.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/01/01
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

Delivers a fun hyper-action romp.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
11/01/01
Peter Bernard
Peter Bernard
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

A film bereft of emotion, characters and words with more than two syllables.

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11/01/01
Robert Wilonsky
Robert Wilonsky
New Times

Bad action, worse drama, and excruciating science fiction.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
11/01/01
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

We watch good Jet battle evil Jet ... and the difference between the characters boils down to... blank and slightly less blank.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/01/01
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

The pace and inventiveness -- the epilogue is surprisingly touching -- and the eye-popping moves of Jet Li make it easy to hang on and enjoy the ride.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/01/01
Loren King
Loren King
Chicago Tribune

Now here's something you don't see everyday: a movie title that matches the number of stars most critics are going to give to it.

Full Review Source: NUVO Newsweekly | comment Comment
10/31/01
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

Jet Li may be an original, but little in "The One" is.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
10/31/01
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Lawrence Journal-World

Eighty minutes of dreck for seven snappy minutes of Jet Li going mano-a-mano with himself? I want more.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
10/31/01
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

I got a kick out of the old-fashioned stunt work sprinkled with “Matrix” like action and wire-work a la “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
10/31/01
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

An utterly negligible martial-arts flick--cheap-looking, clumsily written, and not even very well staged, fight-wise.

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10/31/01
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

While the general public may not expect much from a Jet Li film, you might think a movie created by Glen Morgan and James Wong (X-Files and Final Destination) would be a little less lame.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
10/30/01
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy
 
 
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