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I’m surprised with myself that it has taken me so long to see this movie but cutting straight to the chase, it was brilliant. Despite the two hours and twenty minutes runtime of the film it kept me entertained effortlessly through the well performed action sequences, great characters and humour when appropriate.
My favorite section of the movie had to be when Tom Cruise’s character Algren is taken captive by Ken Watanabe’s character Katsumoto. This is the sequence when we find out most about the characters and it is endearing to watch Algren merge with the Samurai society that is he is being held in, it was in this sequence where most of the humour was also presented.
The movie did a great job of creating unlikeable villains, which is always necessary for the viewer so they can really get behind the heroes. Some very detestable villains are created here, adding to the whole story and making the victory so much better.
I love how realistic this movie was as it didn’t present the characters to have some super-human power, this was particularly evident in the battle scenes. These sequences were brilliant and had just the right level of violence. The death scenes throughout the movie were good as well, they weren’t cheesy but fitted in well with the atmosphere the film had created with great help from the soundtrack which was super.
BIGGEST FLAW – No major flaws
BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT – The battle sequences
Rating – 10/10
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