@ROW_F_REGRET2026-01-13 16:00 UTC
Two solid hours of characters staring intensely out of rain-slicked windows. Brilliant work, Hero.
“The tomato's grin says it all.”
— THE DEVIL TOMATO
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2004 · Drama / Adventure / Action / History
Hero
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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RELEASE DATE
2004
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Drama / Adventure / Action / History
PLOT SUMMARY
During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.
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@ENDING_LEAKS2026-01-21 21:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. Hero knows its audience.
@SCREEN_SHADE2026-01-25 18:00 UTC
Hero: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-12 11:00 UTC
If whispered monologues were currency, Hero would settle the national debt.
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r/boxoffice · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.9k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Hero?
Look, I wanted to love Hero. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/movies · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.5k points
The cinematography in Hero is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Rewatched Hero last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 2.2k points
Unpopular opinion: Hero is the most overrated film of the decade
Just got out of Hero and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/boxoffice · u/ExpositionDump🔥 0.6k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in Hero actually is?
Honestly, Hero would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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