Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
On Quartile, The One scores 6/10 across five categories — strongest on Cinematography (Above Average), weakest on Plot (Below Average).
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
The One has a reasonably distinctive sci-fi action premise built around a multiverse-draining power fantasy, but the execution is shallow. Jet Li's dual performance is serviceable but not demanding, the plot is thin and predictable, and the ending is underwhelming. Visually, the film has some memorable slow-motion action sequences that were stylistically of their era (post-Matrix wire-fu), giving it a slight cinematographic edge, but it doesn't transcend its B-movie roots.