KCR: The One starring Jet Li

Cover of The One (Special Edition)The One has a clever premise that is barely scifi, and relies on a clever premise: Jet Li vs. Jet Li. How do you set that up? Alternate universes, of course.

The setup: Gabe Yulaw was an MVA (multiverse agency) agent who once killed another version of himself in self-defense. He felt stronger. So he decided to go rogue... go through the various multiverses and kill all other versions of him. He had gotten much faster too, doing all the "Matrix" like moves. Two other MVA agents (Del Roy Lindo and Jason Statham) were dispatched to catch him, but ultimately it falls to the last remaining, "Gabe Law", who also had gotten stronger...

You sure don't watch this movie for the acting. If you understand any martial arts, you may actually notice that Jet Li used different versions of martial arts for the characters. But basically it's special effects all the way.

But then, you don't really watch Jet Li movie for the characters, do you?

Rating: Worth watching once, but not enough to own