THE ONE - REVIEW
Back in 2001, when The Matrix was still all the rage and "the One" was still Keanu Reeves, there was another "One". Jet Li, that is, in a little film called, quite simply: The One . Directed by James Wong, mostly known for his work on the Fast & Furious franchise, The One was originally meant to star The Rock (yes, when he was still known as The Rock) but, since he was busy working on The Scorpion King , Jet Li was soon cast in the main role. One year post- Romeo Must Die , Li was starting to build a solid US portfolio movie-wise and starred in this goofy sci-fi actioner also starring Jason Statham. The film introduces the idea of a multiverse, basically the existence of multiple parallel universes. In a Highlander -esque twist, if one was to kill every single version of himself throughout the universes, he would gain all their energy and, that way, become some kind of super-powerful being. Which is why Yulaw, evil Jet Li, travels from dimension to dimen