The One: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb:   1 reviews
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RottenTomatoes:   50 reviews
  • Stephen Holden New York Times (Top Critic)
    30
    Even by the grunting and grimacing standards of comic-book action films, the performances in The One are undernourished.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Mike Clark USA Today (Top Critic)
    Fans of The Matrix will hold their noses, as will those who put down sparring Arnold Schwarzeneggers in The 6th Day (now looking better).
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Stephen Hunter Washington Post (Top Critic)
    10
    A chaotic kung fu, sci-fi, rama-lama-dingdong on themes handled more originally by The Matrix.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)
    10
    I guess you would call this a twin Jet movie. That doesn't quite take off.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Jay Carr Boston Globe (Top Critic)
    A dimwitted parallel-universe slugfest that sets a new low for a Hollywood martial arts extravaganza built around a major star.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Ed Park Village Voice (Top Critic)
    Wong's efficiently creepy Final Destination was as much memento mori as teen disposal unit, but in The One the maze of death leads only to exhaustion.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)
    A martial-arts flick that transcends its genre with surprisingly strong sci-fi concepts.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)
    38
    Offers brainless high-tech action without interesting dialogue, characters, motivation or texture.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Jonathan Foreman New York Post (Top Critic)
    50
    This sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Peter Howell Toronto Star (Top Critic)
    It's the kind of movie ... where the hero is cheered not for the grace of his moves but for the number of rounds of ammo he can spray and the punches he can land.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Rick Groen Globe and Mail (Top Critic)
    63
    [Wong] drains the artistry from the martial arts, shooting the aerial work without the requisite grace, and adding a plebian array of not-so-special effects.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • John J. Puccio DVDTown.com
    40
    Bullets fly, lights flash, action occurs, time goes by, but nothing actually happens.
    Full Review » 3 years ago
  • Harry Guerin RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)
    20
    Hasn't enough good dialogue here for one Yulaw, never mind two.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com
    40
    A sci-fi kung-fu mish-mash of dreck . . . The use of stand-ins is obvious and the resolution is ludicrous.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • John R. McEwen Film Quips Online
    60
    All I know is, if there are really multiple parallel universes, I pity all the versions of me that have to watch all the versions of this movie.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
    25
    You should know you're in trouble when you steal ideas from Highlander.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Luis Martinez Cinenganos
    60
    una coleccion de huecos inexplicables en su guion.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Ian Waldron-Mantgani UK Critic
    25
    Replicates the experience of viewing an arcade demo for the same length of time.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com
    50
    Morgan and Wong lose sight of what makes Li such an appealing star in the first place: his natural athletic ability.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Walter Chaw Film Freak Central
    25
    The confused step-child of "Sliders" and Highlander.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com
    50
    Li kicks a good amount of ass in the film, but he's certainly no Oscar contender.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Ted Murphy Baseline.Hollywood.com
    50
    Instead of thrilling audiences, The One disappoints.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Ethan Alter Film Journal International
    It's as if Wong and Morgan didn't think beyond the pitch session. It becomes painful to watch how quickly the duo squanders the story's potential.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com
    42
    Too serious about itself and its silly concept, and it offers nothing beyond the fight sequences we've seen before.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card
    38
    I like Jet, but...this particular "Version" of the idea deletes nearly all ripe tangents.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
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