SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

DipitySkillful an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

melabesamis I may be biased in favor of anything Japanese, but I found this film quite mesmerizing. Maybe be because I myself, being a non-Japanese, who admires Japanese culture, secretly identifies myself as an outsider who fascinates about being accepted into this not so open culture.But of course it is a fantasy to even consider for a foreigner to be accepted into the Yakuza, But this may be what Jared Leto who starred and executive produced this film secretly fascinates about as well. Without this fascination about Japanese culture and the yakuza, then the premise of the whole film falls apart. And thus I understand the non-appreciation of the film by may critics and users..Still, I thoroughly enjoyed this film and was so saddened that there is no sequel planned.

chris9999000 Title says it all and I like all Japanese and Chinese movies, even the cheesy ones but this one right here was so dry and uneventful you would think it was written at the high school level. Seemed to me that when the wrote the story the went to Wikipedia and typed in Japanese culture and went off of that only. Oh and forgot to menchion Jared stares a lot into the distance for no reason or explanation. I don't ever write reviews unless they are great or horrible this got one Star for a reason...

sheepskin404 Sometimes I don't understand how a movie can receive the rating it gets. At the time of this review, this movie has a 6.1. This is not a perfect movie but it is well worth watching, if you like these types of movies. The plot is simple enough. A White man is in jail for a reason we never find out about in post world war 2 Japan. He gets released sometime in the 1950's. He finds himself involved with organized crime and a turf war. We watch as this movie slowly unfolds and the plot further develops. The acting is superb. The directing, cinematography, special effects, music, are all excellent. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys slow moving thrillers and a deep and complex story that slowly gets revealed in subtle ways. This is probably one of the best movies of the genre I have seen. It might not appeal to you but if it does, this one will stick with you.

sabrinasullivan-62775 Honestly, I thought this movie was fine. It was Jared Let's lack of facial expression that killed it for me. He had no emotions whatsoever unless he was hurt (and I guess that took a lot out of him if you noticed that forehead vein). Would have been nice if there was a bit of background story to his character, such as why he was imprisoned and why he was so neutral about everything. Decent movie overall.