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Release Date:
22 September 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself makes you fearless." - Lao Tzu more
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This film tells the story of Chinese Martial Arts Master Huo Yuanjia (1869-1910). Huo Yuanjia was the founder and spiritual guru of the Jin Wu Sports Federation. full summary | add synopsis
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Martial Arts
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Pride
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Tragedy
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Chinese
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Redemption
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Awards:
4 wins
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7 nominations
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Fearless
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jet Li | ... | Huo Yuanjia | |
| Shido Nakamura | ... | Anno Tanaka | |
| Betty Sun | ... | Moon (as Li Sun) | |
| Yong Dong | ... | Nong Jinsun | |
| Hee Ching Paw | ... | Yuanjia's Mother | |
| Yun Qu | ... | Grandma | |
| Nathan Jones | ... | Hercules O'Brien | |
| Brandon Rhea | ... | Belgian Fighter | |
| Anthony De Longis | ... | Spanish Swordman | |
| Jean Claude Leuyer | ... | English Boxer | |
| Mike Leeder | ... | Fight Referee | |
| Jon T. Benn | ... | American Businessman | |
| John Paisley | ... | English Businessman | |
| Collin Chou | ... | Yuanjia's Father | |
| Masato Harada | ... | Mita |
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Also Known As:
Fearless (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
Jet Li's Fearless (USA) (complete title)
Legend of a Fighter (Hong Kong: English title)
Untitled Jet Li Project (USA) (working title)
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Jet Li's Fearless (USA) (complete title)
Legend of a Fighter (Hong Kong: English title)
Untitled Jet Li Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and martial arts action throughout.
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Runtime:
USA:103 min | Hong Kong:141 min (Director's Cut DVD) | Philippines:105 min | UK:104 min | Thailand:111 min | Argentina:104 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Malaysia:U |
Hong Kong:IIB |
UK:15 |
South Korea:12 |
Ireland:15A |
Netherlands:16 |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
Germany:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
Australia:M |
Portugal:M/12 |
Argentina:13 |
France:U (with warning) |
Peru:14 |
USA:PG-13 (cut) |
USA:Unrated (uncut version) |
Australia:MA (2008) (director's cut) |
New Zealand:M |
Iceland:16
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The character played by Brandon Rhea in the film, was based upon a German military attaché who was based in China at the turn of the 20th Century and had a background in German fencing and weapons techniques.
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Anachronisms: Though the film takes place in 1910 and before, the western fencer Li faces in the beginning of the film uses a cavalry sword designed by George S. Patton in 1913. While very similar in design to earlier British cavalry swords, the Patton saber is readily recognizable by the lack painted hilt.
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Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#37.10)" (2007)
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Fearless has a similar structure to last years' Unleashed (2005), in that this is not just a martial arts extravaganza, but also a film with heart and proper acting on the part of Jet Li. This latest effort, despite flaws, is the much more accomplished of the two works; both contain exceptional and brutal fight scenes, and a central 'drama' section where Li's character learns about life and about who he is, and both of these aspects are handled better in Fearless.
Based on actual events, the story focuses on Li's Huo Yuanjin, martial arts master whose family is murdered and who flees his home, only to be taken in by simple farmers. Spending many years there, Huo learns to embrace peace and live out his simple life with the villagers. However, he is tempted back to his home town in an effort to show the foreign powers that are flooding China that the Chinese people are unified, and will not be suppressed by foreigners. He sets up a martial arts school and competes in a four-way tournament to prove that he is the greatest fighter in the world.
Make no mistake; the main appeal to the film is the fight sequences. Courtesy of the ever versatile Yuen Wo Ping, (The Matrix Trilogy, Crouching Tiger) the staggering fight choreography manages to combine the graceful moves of Hero (2002) with the brutality of Unleashed to create possibly the greatest action scenes put to film, aided by Jet Li's so-good-it-looks-easy martial arts capabilities. The film starts as it means to go on, and contains plenty of inventive action, the main highlights being a colossal one-on-one in a restaurant and of course the climactic four-way tournament.
The film is not all action though; at its centre is the time spent with the villagers where Huo 'finds himself'. This is perhaps the films weakest point, but it is held up by the fact that Jet Li, showing he's not only a martial arts expert, can actually act. However, the scenes are lacking, from a scripting and directing point of view, enough emotional depth to allow us to truly get involved. Being based on a true story the film had to play out as it did, but one feels that Huo could have gone anywhere to find himself, even stayed at home and become a recluse. Director Ronnie Yu lacks the directorial range to let these scenes flourish, so the section begins to bog itself down with unnecessary sentimentality. However, it is a more developed section than the comparable parts in Unleashed and although maybe is too short it could have been developed into much more it at least doesn't outstay its welcome. Jet Li is good though, and nicely moves from the arrogance of his early days to the wiser warrior in the second half.
Fearless shows us a moralistic China that is ruled by an honour that is now lost amongst the modern world, and its portrayal of upholding traditional values is a welcome move; it gives the film purpose, and not just an excuse to make good action scenes. Ironically, the films message is one of anti-violence, and if this is indeed to be Jet Li's last martial arts film, then he has gone out on a high.
Rated: 8/10
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