JET LI'S FEARLESS (UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT)

MARTIAL ART ART

By RAPHAEL LUCKOM

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If you made the mistake of watching War, with Jet Li and Jason Statham, you might have found yourself wondering, "Why isn't Jet Li doing anything cool?" The reason is that all the characters in War had already seen Fearless and they knew Jet Li could push their ribcages through their spines just by thinking hard. The Director's Cut adds several minutes of fight sequences, including one entirely new sequence. The story benefits from added character development, including more scenes of Yuanjia's childhood and his recovery in the mountains after an illness. With Fearless, director Ronny Yu hit the magic balance between fable and history, weaving Chinese nationalism together with the Western underdog obsession to make an epic for everyone. Which is good, because until someone uncovers evidence that Paul Bunyan was secretly a ninja, we still turn to the East for martial arts heroes.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

RATED | NOT RATED

RELEASE DATE | 7.8.08

PRICE | $19.98