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What do you usually expect from movie where Coward is looking for his kidnapped girl. Sure, he'll turn into hero who will save the girl and be honored by his co-villagers. Right? NOOOOO. Not in this case. the plot is real pleasure for the movie watchers who are ready to think a little bit and don't count the budget of the movie instead of following the journey of the main character. because he's the real one who deserves the greatest attention of the watcher. I was clicking' the channels at the night, and actually wanted to go to bed, but this movie in few moments attracted my eye. Thanks to God director didn't try to restore the historical truth and didn't do the "Discovery movie" about "what they worn, what they ate" etc. This movie stays on the thin line line of simplicity and effect. For me the greatest zest was the changing of main character (Tom Hardy, marked him for my list of the best actors), who for love, for his aim turns into brave, then into mad and inhuman and reaches the despair. At the end the main character is not the well known hero. He's the broken and lonely man, who'll search in future only for silence and peace. MY Mark for "Minotaur" is 10. Thumbs up.

This movie is quite good for spending an evening with it. Actually I caught it on Hallmark channel, so it means it' supposed to be made for the whole family. So the main lack of the movie is the ending, completely unreal. Probably it was dictated by that obvious rule - tell the moral at the end and praise the family values. What we got? Woman, that is every day tortured by the daughter, who complains that mom doesn't understand her, husband, that drawn in the routine of life and turned his family life into deadly boring thing. And when she met gorgeous guy who fall in love with her, what does she do after? Yeah according to these stupid family movies' rules - return to her family - back to her home hell. I mean she had chance to escape everything that burdened her in life before she came to Hawaii. This decision seems to me unreal. The end of "Tempted" is like banishing from Paradise. The heroine doesn't look like she's making the step to new or at least refreshed life. She's bravely returning to her family, but it does look like if she's making a DEED - not a joy or happiness. The views of Hawaii - beautiful nature and Jason Momoa will be a bonus:))while watching.

I've read the other comment and must say - I'm disappointed. It's a real shame to compare such a movie with old Italian westerns. "Hero" is extremely beautiful movie, in spite of battles it's very peaceful and relaxing, as my aunt said - "it's possible even to meditate while watching it". I don't think it's worth to discuss the plot - it's very simple, with clear ideas: that's war is the way to destruction, that sometimes it's necessary to refuse your revenge in the name of the happiness of other people. But the video, the picture, action/fights like dance - oh Lord!!! - I swear, I was impressed greatly and two eeks after I could speak only about this movie. The movie is made like the story that consists of a few parts colored in green, red, white and blue. So everything in the part supports the color - landscape, clothes. Every moment of "Hero" is a precious picture, that if not worth of thinking, but for SURE worth of watching. Some moments aroused complicated associations - like that fight on the lake, swords that become thirsty and got into the water to refresh, dualism of landscape: what's real- the reflection of the mountains or the real ones? Many hints, many things not said but to be thought over. Action scenes are made in classical style of Asian fight movies with flights while fighting, striking back arrows. But to abuse "Hero" for these features is as the same to abuse Egyptian pyramids for having such a form. It exists, it's traditional and you have to accept it. So I advise you just to simply watch and enjoy this movie. I consider it being better and more beautiful then "Crouching Tiger".