Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

cricketbat The weakest link in The One is, sadly, Jet Li. While his fighting is fun to watch, his acting is horrible. It stars with an interesting idea, but it mostly jumps around from fight scene to fight scene without much development. The visual effects are fun in parts, but dated in others. Also, they needed to utilize Jason Statham more.

Leofwine_draca In a plot twist already done to the death by the likes of Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger, THE ONE features renowned martial artist turned actor Jet Li fighting himself. That's basically what the film is about, a straightforward action pic with a sci-fi story as an excuse to spend lots and lots of money on some pretty special effects. However this predictable movie plods along, offering a wealth of not entirely satisfying action, building up to an expected battle to the finish between good Li and bad Li. The setting? An abandoned warehouse, of all things. One cliché I am sick to death of is the old "abandoned warehouse" routine used as a setting for a showdown; I think THE TERMINATOR and ROBOCOP were the major movies of the '80s to first use this particular cliché but since then hundreds of action movies have done so and now I cringe every time I see one. What happened to a little originality? The only nice thing about the location is that we get a cool shot of Jet Li walking through a rain of sparks but otherwise it's seen-it-all-before stuff. The same can be said of the rest of the film.Jet Li walks through the multiple roles required rather straightforwardly; he's mastered the English language, but he fails to be scary or imposing as the bad guy (far from his hissably evil turn in LETHAL WEAPON 4) and he isn't nice or charismatic enough as the good guy. The supporting actors are adequate; Delroy Lindo (RANSOM) is commanding and strong as the cyber-cop and Jason Statham is good and funny as his partner. Carla Gugino makes for a nice female-in-peril, although her part is very limited.The science fiction premise is very basically done, full of plot holes. It's probably done more intelligently on TV's SLIDERS. The special effects of characters jumping universes and disintegrating as they do so are quite spectacular and worthwhile. The action sequences themselves employ lots and lots of wire work and enhanced computer effect fights in the style of THE MATRIX, with fast-motion, freeze-frames, and even computer generated opponents in some places. One shot has Li picking up two motorbikes (one in each hand) to bash some poor guy over the head - a fun shot, but not entirely convincing. Very pretty to look at, these artistic manoeuvres become so overused from the very beginning that the extended battle at the end becomes unfortunately tiresome, and the loud, grating score works against it. The colourful futuristic guns and plentiful explosions recall Schwarzenegger's less-than-satisfying THE SIXTH DAY and, like that film, THE ONE is a movie without a heart at its core; a big disappointment from the team who gave us the imaginative and frightening FINAL DESTINATION.

SnoopyStyle In an alternate universe, superhuman Gabriel Yulaw (Jet Li) kills his double Lawless who is a prisoner being transferred. MVA agents Harry Roedecker (Delroy Lindo) and Evan Funsch (Jason Statham) manage to capture him. Yulaw has been traveling to other universes to kill 123 of his doubles to gain their powers. He is sentenced by the Multiverse Authority to prison in the Hades Universe. He escapes to our universe where his double Gabe Law is a L.A. sheriff deputy married to T.K. (Carla Gugino). It's his last double and the survivor becomes The One.There are the backbones of an interesting sci-fi idea. It's Highlander in a Multiverse. It has good possibilities but this movie has too many problems. First, I love some of the fights. Putting everybody else in slow-motion is a genius idea that actually fits Jet Li's reputation. However he is not a good actor and this is not a simple acting exercise. He has to be different people and he has to be convincing as opposing Jet Li's. He's not up to the challenge especially back then.There are also annoying things about the story. The fact that they keep trying to capture him rather than kill him is problematic. Later they come up with a questionable reason. If he's that dangerous, these people would do more to neutralize him. At least, wing him or chop off his hands. Evil Jet Li should never be captured until the climax. This multiverse world has too many questions that isn't worked out that well.

zetes Sloppy and boring sci-fi action flick starring Jet Li. He plays a criminal charged with warping through the multiverse killing alternate versions of himself and gaining their power. He also plays the final alternate version himself, a good boy cop married to Carla Gugino (gorgeous). Delroy Lindo and Jason Statham play cops pursuing the first Li. There are some decent ideas here, but the filmmakers are more interested in special effects-aided ass kicking and crappy nu-metal music rocking on the soundtrack. I admit I watched this movie solely because I have a very vivid memory of a scene from the preview where Jet Li beats the crud out of a bunch of cops with some motorcycles. That scene lived up to my memory, actually, but, in general, it's junk.