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The One
2001
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 .. Read more
| Starring | Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham |
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| Director | James Wong |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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The One
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' strength, speed and intelligence. After killing one hundred and 23 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.
| Starring | Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham, Mark Borchardt, James Morrison, Tucker Smallwood |
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| Director | James Wong |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 24 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | French |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Arabic, English, French, Hindi |
| Released | DVD: 19 Aug 2002 Production year: 2001 |
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Critics' reviews (6)
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Inspired by the disappearance of a young white girl in the 1930s — and the subsequent refusal of her father to allow an Aborigine member of the New South Wales police force to search for her — this concise feature from director Rachel Perkins is an ambitious exploration of the prejudice faced by indigenous Australians. Kim Batterham's photography captures the wild beauty of the outback and rock star Paul Kelly excels in his first film role as the farmer who ignores wife Kaarin Fairfax's plea to let tracker Kelton Pell find their daughter (who's been lured into the bush by the beauty of the Moon). The story is engrossing, but it's the expression of the characters' emotions through songs — combining indigenous, Celtic and contemporary country/folk styles — that makes this film so unique and moving.
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"...Wong adds real muscle to the high concept with a string of truly excessive action sequences....It's like an insane Japanese Manga flick in live action..."
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15 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Mediocre at best
Script is terrible.
Acting EVEN worse.
FX - quite good.
Cinematography - non-existant.
Believability - ZERO.
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Most recent members' review
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
I should have known....
Well, I thought the plot surrounding a set of parellel universes, and a single person gaining strength, speed etc from killing off the other versions of himself... more
80% from 1 member
