ForeignFilms.com's "Top 100 Foreign Films"

But why in the world is Hero on this list? That film can be considered good only if the mind is switched all the way to the off position. For anyone paying even casual attention to its content, the movie has to be considered an embarrassing abomination.

It’s an exercise in craven kowtowing to the Chinese government from a director who formerly defined boldness and mastery with true classics like Raise the Red Lantern.