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      My Father Is a Hero

      R Released Feb 22, 2001 1h 38m Action List
      54% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 67% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Johnny (Xie Miao) is a junior kung fu champ growing up in China. He's been told his father, Wei (Jet Li), is a dangerous criminal. He's really an undercover agent infiltrating the Hong Kong Triad. When a brazen cop, Inspector Fong (Anita Mui), sets out to bring down the gang, she investigates Wei's mainland past and uncovers his true identity. After Wei's gravely ill wife dies, Fong takes Johnny back to Hong Kong with her, and father, son and cop team up to bring down a criminal empire. Read More Read Less

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      Joey O'Bryan Austin Chronicle Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures very impressive in terms of action, special effects and martial arts. The story, not so much. Rated: 3/5 Apr 18, 2009 Full Review Don Willmott Filmcritic.com delivers some serious kicks. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 28, 2009 Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Li is given ample opportunity to show off his usual grace and athleticism. Rated: 3/4 Jan 12, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Aug 12, 2005 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena O roteiro beira o ridculo, mas o filme se sai muito bem naquilo que mais importa em seu gnero: as brilhantes seqnicias de luta (e o garotinho Miu Tse sensacional). Rated: 3/5 Mar 28, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Liam D While it's not one of Jet Li's best movies it still has heart and great action sequences Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/25/21 Full Review Audience Member This was an early viewing of Jet Li stuff for me, and something I was pleased to return to recently for a revisit. Li plays an undercover agent who's infiltrated a criminal organization, leaving his poor family a bit in the lurch as they're unaware of his career. There's some charming bits between Jet and his son, and a lot of great action sequences. Well worth a rental. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member While the plot is predictable, the father -son fight scenes are quite remarkable, and the different portrayal of mainland China and Honk Kong is interesting. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Review: I quite enjoyed this movie. I really liked the little boy, who played Jet Li's son and there chemistry and fighting skills was a joy to watch. The storyline was well put together and Jet Li proved that he can act as well as kick butt. Basically, Jet Li plays an undercover cop, trying to take down a crime boss but while he's on the job his wife dies and his son goes to live with a cop whose trying to work out Jet Li's true identity. The fighting scenes were quite good, especially when his son is using his martial arts skills to help take down the baddies and the showdown at the end was worth waiting for. In all, it's an entertaining film with enough material to keep you interested throughout. Enjoyable! Round-Up: This film also has intense drama and you feel for Jet Li who can't reveal his undercover status to his family. After earning the trust from the baddies, he's unable to go back home because it might break his cover so his only communication with his loved ones is through a pager and phone calls to his son. I was really impressed with his sons acting skills and he really did show true emotion for such a young boy. The director didn't go overboard with the string action so the fight scenes looked realistic and well choreographed. Anyway, if your into your martial arts movies, this is definitely worth a watch. Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: HK$15.5million I recommend this movie to people who are into their Jet Li movies about a undercover cop fighting against a crime boss, with the help of his young son. 6/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good Jet Li movie! Tsue Miu, who previously played Li's son in "The New Legend of Shaolin" is once again great in this one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A bit cheesy at parts, though some of these parts also feature some great interpretations of real martial arts weapontry (ie, Jet Li fighting with a rope that is tied to his son( Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Johnny (Xie Miao) is a junior kung fu champ growing up in China. He's been told his father, Wei (Jet Li), is a dangerous criminal. He's really an undercover agent infiltrating the Hong Kong Triad. When a brazen cop, Inspector Fong (Anita Mui), sets out to bring down the gang, she investigates Wei's mainland past and uncovers his true identity. After Wei's gravely ill wife dies, Fong takes Johnny back to Hong Kong with her, and father, son and cop team up to bring down a criminal empire.
      Director
      Corey Yuen
      Screenwriter
      Sandy Shaw Lai-King, Jing Wong
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      Chinese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 22, 2001, Original
      Release Date (DVD)
      Feb 10, 2009
      Runtime
      1h 38m