Jet Li's Fearless
Universal Studios (9/22/2006)
Drama, Martial Arts
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104 mins USA/English
DVD  Region 1   PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Jet Li
Shido Nakamura
Betty Sun
Yong Dong
Hee Ching Paw
Director Ronny Yu

A moving and inspiring story of redemption and personal triumph in the face of great odds, Jet Li's Fearless is the based-on-facts story of Chinese folk hero Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li). The son of a martial-arts master whose greatest strength was his restraint, Huo grows into an unbeatable fighter whose pride and thoughtlessness lead to a chain of tragic losses. After a classic wanderer-in-the-wilderness penance, Huo reinvents himself as a mature instructor of Wushu, a martial arts system that embraces all forms of fighting without preference or pre-judgement. He also becomes a populist symbol, at the dawn of the 20th century, of China's refusal to entirely capitulate to the boot of Western colonialists. Taking on whatever European, American, or Japanese fighter the outsiders bring in to demoralize the natives, Huo becomes a legend that, in real life, is still revered. Thrillingly directed by Ronny Yu (Warriors of Virtue), Jet Li’s Fearless is a dazzling action movie that transcends its breathless fight sequences with Huo's sportsmanship virtues, i.e., knowing when you've won by example, rather than by the fist. Jet Li is superb in the role. --Tom Keogh
Edition Details
Edition Unrated Widescreen Edition
Distributor Universal Studios
Release Date 12/19/2006
Screen Ratio 2.40:1
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
No. of Disks/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Price $19.98
Links Amazon US