The One (2001)

Episode 159,   Nov 25, 12:32 AM

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Our Turkey month continues unabated! And this week we're visited by several of 125 possible Jet Lis in the profoundly silly 2001 action flick The One! Join us as we talk about Jet Li's various wigs, the finer points of nu-metal, and the tragedy of Jason Statham's American accent.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 159: The One (2001)
(00:00:13) - Intro.
(00:03:14) - Now that our nu-metal jokes are mostly out of the way, let's talk about this week's movie: The One!
(00:14:11) - A little bit about the production.
(00:17:20) - Establishing the multiverses as quickly as we can.
(00:25:26) - The first kill (that we see, anyway).
(00:30:39) - Here comes Delroy Lindo and Jason Statham's American accent.
(00:39:28) - Break!
(00:39:47) - We're back, and we're in cop universe now.
(00:46:10) - There's only one Jet Li left to kill, and wouldn't you know it he's a nice guy.
(00:51:36) - This excruciatingly long MRI bit.
(01:00:24) - A great cameo with a considerably less-great joke attached to it.
(01:03:03) - Syncing egg timers and splitting the party.
(01:11:15) - All these cops milling around, can't find one guy hiding in an attic. 
(01:13:41) - TK dies, and then it's just a quick stop at the gas station before the final battle.
(01:18:38) - Let's have a fight in a sparks factory.
(01:24:58) - Back to cop universe, but we have to do one more mistaken identity bit before we go.
(01:27:24) - Welcome to bright colors universe, where everybody's happy and your wife isn't dead.
(01:29:23) - Meanwhile, let's check in on Yulaw.
(01:32:47) - Final thoughts.Final thoughts, and list placements.
(01:37:52) - Our movie for next week: Action Jackson!
(01:40:33) - Outro.