Yeah i thank JETLI played a really good part in this movie and my favorite part in this movie is when jetli was in that room doing taichi i recall it was taichi i just got his new game rise to honor and i thank its pretty tight and he shuold know that to, i wish i can be jetli deciple.

man
that was one of the best movie's of jet li.but i think that kiss of the dragon was much better.how ever jet li rules.
by the way i'm doin the same martial arts as jet li.
Wu-shu and t'ai chi chuan

To tell you the truth, I really don't like reading, so I didn't read all of the comments. But I think "The One" is a good movie. If you like science, you have to understand "The One". I think most people don't like the movie, because they don't understand "parallel universe," and they don't understand that sometimes making a movie isn't about making it look real. It's about creating what you can out of a phrase, word, thesis, theory, etc. My view of filmmaking is that "filmmaking isn't about reality, it's about creativity," and "The One" has it all.

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Name: billy
E-mail: altimaka24de@hotmail.com

i love this movie i mean the way he fights..... and at the end with his super fighting skill wing chu i mean this is a masterpice but the story line kinda dumb and not much good atcor acting with jet li
02/26/02 13:24
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Name: Rob

Well, to see JET LI as an main stream Hollywood Action Hero and that an Asain taking a key role was nice to see in his recent film THE ONE but as an he can really fit the shoes of Chow W Fat. Or other Asain actors, it was kind a boring whent the stroy drifted to see his face for a while without any action. Its a good start cause I see that there will be more doors opening for Asian Americans, but the hard part to understand is that we really don't see actor who real Asian Americans most them just an EXPORT. Hope this will change.,
11/26/01 17:36
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Name: Don Townsend
E-mail: dontownsend50@hotmail.com
Web Page: stuff

yea i know him too
11/22/01 03:00
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Name: Mattias
E-mail: susspect516@yahoo.com

I know your brother - he's really cool.
11/22/01 02:57
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Name: Danee Prasert
E-mail: FreeDanee@yahoo.com

I must beg to differ: - First of all, Jet Li's english is not all that bad. He speaks with incredibly measured tones and never forgets to enunciate in his quest to sound natural. Although the language is not as charming as Jackie Chan's go-for- broke-english, the guy is trying so bless him. -Second, the final showdown between evil Jet Li and good Jet Li is a disappointment. You would have think that the combination of an Asian director,a famed fight choreographer and the star of many superb pre- Hollywood martial art classics would give an encore that would blow audiences away (especially hard-core fans). But what is this? Some TV-worthy slo-mos and fight sequences that looks a tad bit better than Mortal Kombat:the movie. -Jet Li holds his own as an actor. Although not a VERY GOOD one -- in this movie he is not -- he gives a refreshing good guy spin to the traditional reluctant hero that WASP actors just can not pull off. (And unlike the usual Hollywood protagonist, his character did not have to make love to his wife to show how devoted he is to her. In addition, the chemistry that exists between Jet Li and Carla Gugino IS acting and I appreciate the fact that a WASP princess was not cast as his loving wife.) But other than that, I agree with Emily Ting. The underdeveloped philosophical aspect of the story is a shame, the marketing of the film was not based on race, and the movie would have worked with or without Jet Li (picture The Rock). Overall, the film was intended to promote Jet Li's star power and it would have worked. The One would have been #1 at the box office had Monsters Inc. not come out that same weekend. But still, I must say: Damn it! And damn it more because Jet Li, I know you can do better!
11/20/01 19:05
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Name: Pete K. Wong
E-mail: pete@liberatefilms.com
Web Page: http://www.liberatefilms.com

Hello, I am not much to criticize really, but I have to agree and not agree. The One wasn't a "good" movie in it's entirely, but yes it is the script and lack of really trying to pull something out of it, I think though that "many" Hollywood films are going in that direction where the story doesn't count anymore, but graphics and stuff blowing up and big budget does, that is sad. I am hoping Jet Li will get the type of roles that make his character something special, he can definitely pull off he is a hard worker in all aspects, and his english is fine, we have come along way, we need to understand that. Hopefully, people will help Jet make the movies he wants to make (see his site), if not my boys will write one for him to be in. But that is what I saw.
11/16/01 19:09
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Name: YoonBongGil
E-mail: yoonbonggil@usa.net

Surprising to hear anyone say Jet lacks charisma and acts badly. In his pre- Lethal-Weapon, Mandarin work, I always thought Jet Li had charisma to burn... with a magnetic confidence and knowing grin rivaled only by Harrison Ford's. But I'm going back & forth on what I think about "The One" being a small triumph for Asian Americans. Emily Ting says it's a good thing b/c it shows Asians can work in mainstream H'wood without being marginalized. At first I scoffed, thinking "All it means is Asians can work in H'wood if they create a martial-arts-action piece of crap that any white person could have made." But then I thought about the methodic undercover ways Jews have carved their way into the mainstream... so thoroughly, that the once-discriminated- against-Jewish-face now represents the face of America, with all the rich connotations of sexuality, success, youth, and power that we dream of someday seeing in Asian American images. Week after week, we watched Seinfeld... and got accustomed to the image of a very jewish looking guy nabbing hot girls (a road paved in films by Woody Allen). Then there's Ben Stiller... whose jewish-as-can be image is now a part of Americana, as he portrays the comedic American Everyman. Or Jason Biggs... who makes it fun and sexy to be a Jewish-looking American teen. All these faces once would have been a liability... targets of blatant anti-semitism through the mid-1950s... targets of gradually subtler discrimination through the decades since. I noticed Seinfeld, Stiller, Biggs are all in comedy... which is how Jews made their way into the mainstream... by achieving comedic excellence. Certainly for a long time Jews wondered if they would ever be more than clowns on TV. But somehow they moved from behind the camera to in-front-of-the- camera. "The One" treads over the same martial arts and action territory that Asians have re-tread for some time, but maybe that is our way in... our foot-in- the-door to the mainstream. Although action & martial arts seem to provide a limiting window of opportunity, that window can be enriched (as Ang Lee did) and it can be the spark that starts the fire. If we look at "The One" as an undercover operation... where an Asian American director managed to get one of his favorite Asian stars on-screen, in English, without subtitles, for a huge mainstream audience... then I can see it as a success. A small, but significant infiltration. A tiny mission accomplished. It also breaks ground b/c it shows studios something that we always knew, but the studios needed proof to believe: that an Asian can carry an american film, and the film can make money.... in two weeks, more than "Kiss of the Dragon" made in its entire run. This time without the help of Chris Tucker, Mark Walberg, Jodie Foster, Mira Sorvino, or Alliyah. In that way, it's opened the door for a multitude of American movies where the asian dude can be the sole star... a bankable Asian star. Now that we've caught up again to the point where Bruce Lee left us off, maybe we can move beyond it. By the end of this weekend, "The One" will surpass the boxoffice grosses of "Zoolander"... which means more people will have paid and seen Jet Li's face than paid to see Ben Stiller's. For now, that's progress.
11/16/01 17:55
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Name: bob wong
E-mail: mistawong@hotmail.com

How can you act concerned about the Asian American filmmaking climate when you are upset by hearing Jet Li's broken english? You also say that Jet Li's best Hollywood role was where he only showcased his martial arts skill and didn't speak. Then you act concerned about Asians being pigeonholed into genres. You say that 'The One' is 'still a small testament that some Asians can work in mainstream Hollywood without being marginalized into a special category'--how does 'The One' break any new ground for asians in Hollywood? You also complain about Jet Li's acting ability, stating that 'You can't build a whole film around someone who's really not that interesting to watch whenever he's not fighting.' Jet Li may not have any acting skills by your judgement, but your complaint should be addressed to the writing department, not the star. The reason he's not interesting to watch is because not enough is happening in the story. I thought it was common knowledge that very few actors can carry a film when the script is poor. There are many more points I would like to make about your critique, but I hope the main ones are clear. You have a very immature understanding of Asian American issues and your criticisms are totally irrelevant and insulting to anyone interested in the film industry. Obviously Greg Pak gave you the task of reviewing a film which doesn't even require a review--but we didn't need to know your writing skills sucked too.
11/16/01 10:14