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Nov 2, 2001 · The film opens with a narration informing us that there are parallel universes, and that “a force exists who seeks to destroy the balance so that he can become–The One!”. Apparently every time one of your other selves dies, his power is distributed among the survivors.
The film builds to a hugely enjoyable, well choreographed climax in which Yulaw and Law duke it out in a factory, causing damage on a massive scale. A rocking nu-metal soundtrack also serves to enhance the impressive action. The film also earns bonus points for featuring not one, not two, but three versions of the lovely Carla Gugino.
In a stunning dual role, international star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a sinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on...
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- James Wong
- PG-13
- Jet Li
With a fantastic opening sequence harking back to the gleeful plagiarism of Sixties pulp science fiction TV, The One is a movie which really knows what it's about; but which, sadly, is about all of it within the first ten minutes, at least as far as the plot is concerned.
Nov 2, 2001 · The One is part comic book, part hard science fiction, part shameless, cliché-ridden-movie shoot-em-up, part buddy cop movie, part mistaken identity flick, and part no-holds-barred chop-socky...
Jet Li sci-fi action has violence, swearing, LGBTQ+ slurs. Read Common Sense Media's The One review, age rating, and parents guide.
Nov 2, 2001 · The One: Directed by James Wong. With Jet Li, Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, Jason Statham. A rogue Multiverse agent goes on a manhunt for alternate versions of himself, getting stronger with each kill. Only the last version of himself, an LASD cop, can stop his crusade before he becomes "The One".
