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THE ONE (2001) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| In a stunning dual role, international action star Jet Li portrays Gabriel Yulaw, a police officer confronted with a dinister form of himself escaped from an advanced, parallel universe and intent on killing Gabriel. His alter ego's hunt culminates in a fateful battle between good and evil that changes Gabriel's perception of reality and forces him to examine the evil hidden within himself. In a story of perception altering possibilities, this action film features riveting martial arts stunts and innovative special effects while asking the questions: What if you exist in a parallel universe? What would that say about your destiny? |
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| Jet Li (Gabriel/Yulaw/Lawless), Carla Gugino (T.K./ Massie Walsh), Delroy Lindo (Roedecker / Attendant), Jason Statham (Evan Funsch), james Morrison (Aldrich / 'A' World Inmate #1), Dylan Bruno (Yates), Richard Steinmetz (D'Antoni), Steve Rankin (MVA Supervisor), Tucker Smallwood (Prison Warden), Harriet Sansom Harris (Nurse Besson), Dean Norris (Sgt. Siegel), Ron Zimmerman (Rotten Ronnie), Darin Morgan (Hugo), Mark Borchardt (Cesar), Joel Stoffer (Dr. Franklin), Kim McKamy (Dr. Hamilton), Denney Pierce (ER Security Guard), Boots Southerland (ER Security Guard), Archie Kao (Woo), Ken Kerman ('A' World Inmate), Kevin Copeland ('A' World Inmate), Marco Verdier ('C' World Inmate), Teddy Lane Jr. ('C' World Inmate), Narinder Samra (Dr. Hackler), Clement Blake (Penal Colony Inmate), Bill Dunnam (Penal Colony Inmate), Edward James Gage (Factory Worker). |
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STEALING THE POWER OF THE UNIVERSE ONE BY ONE. |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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DIRECTOR: James Wong.
WRITERS: Glen Morgan and James Wong.
PRODUCERS: Steve Chasman, Glen Morgan, Charles Newirth and James Wong.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Todd Garner, Lata Ryan, Tom Sherak, Greg Silverman, and Happy Walters.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Trevor Rabin and Paul Linford (additional music).
DISTRIBUTOR: Columbia Pictures. |
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FACTS |
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RELEASE DATE: November 2nd, 2001 (USA)
DVD RELEASE DATE: March 6th, 2002 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $19.1 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $43.9 million (USA)
BUDGET: $49 million (USA)
PRODUCTION DATES: January 2001 -- May 2001
- Back when Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) was attached to star, this film was known as The Rock Movie. When he left to work on The Mummy Returns (2001), it was listed for a short while as Untitled Sci-Fi Project, and when Jet Li came aboard, it became The One.
- There is the "One Night at McCool's" billboard lurking in the background at the beginning of the movie when the police are chasing Li.
- For the martial arts aficionados: Li uses two distinct kuing fu styles when portraying Gabe and Yulaw. The evil Yulaw uses Xingyi Quan, or "Mind Form Fist" (loosely translated). As can be seen when he is training, it is a very linear, offensive style. Gabe on the other hand practices Bagua Zhang, or the "Eight Trigrams Palm". It is characterized by open palm fighting, with circular footwork. Both styles are two of the three main "internal" styles of Chinese kung fu - the third being Taiji Quan (Tai Chi).
- As T.K. prepares to leave to see Gabe in the hospital, the TV in the background is playing a scene from Final Destination whose screenplay was written by by James Wong, the director of this film.
- Some characters have the last names of movie directors: Woo, Scott, Yates, Siegel and Besson. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"Bad action, worse drama, and excruciating science fiction." -- James Berardinelli, ReelViews |
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"A dimwitted parallel - universe slugfest that sets a new low for a Hollywood martial arts extravaganza built around a major star." -- Jay Carr, Boston Globe |
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"Fans of The Matrix will hold their noses, as will those who put down sparring Arnold Schwarzenegger's The 6th Day (now looking better)." -- Mike Clark, USA Today |
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"This sci-fi/martial arts hybrid has the stale aura of a product assembled out of bits of other action movies." -- Jonathan Foreman, New York Post |
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"Offers brainless high-tech action without interesting dialogue, characters, motivation or texture." -- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times |
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"For a while, it seemed Jet Li could be the next Mel Gibson, but instead, he's becoming the next Jean-Claude Van Damme." -- Chris Hewitt, St. Paul Pioneer Press |
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"We watch good Jet battle evil Jet ... and the difference between the characters boils down to...blank and slightly less blank." -- Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly |
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