| Brother Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C-) |
| BROTHER (director/writer/editor: Takeshi Kitano; cinematographer: Katsumi
Yanagijima; music: Joe Hisaishi; cast: Tatyana Ali (Latifa), Lombardo Boyar
(Mo), Omar Epps (Denny), Ryo Ishibashi (Ishihara), Masaya Kato (Shirase), Claude
Maki (Ken), Joy...more |
| Brother Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| The first American film by writer, director, editor and star Takeshi Kitano, an
enormously popular Japanese version of Clint Eastwood, BROTHER could be referred
to as THE LONELINESS OF THE LONG DISTANCE GUNNER. Like Eastwood's spaghetti
Westerns, the...more |
| Brother Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| Yakuza tough guy Yamamoto (Beat Takeshi) is forced to leave Tokyo and heads
to LA to find his younger half-brother Ken (Claude Maki.) Soon, the older
gangster realizes he is thrust back into the old violence he left behind in
Japan and, before long,...more |
| Brother Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| In the world of the Japanese Yakuza, 'brother' signifies both a bond
stronger than blood and the immediate underlings of a clan Yakuza's oyabun,
or father. Writer/director/star Beat Takeshi is Yamamoto, saved from
execution by the rival gang who've...more |
| Brother Review |
| by Rachel Gordon (Rating: 2/5) |
| Violence is bad. Violence is ugly. Violence breeds yet more violence.
Kids, don't try this at home. This weighty message isn't the only
barrier to enjoying Brother, but it's certainly one of the largest. more |
| Brother Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Beat Kitano, though famous in Japan, may be little known here. I first
saw him in another film he'd scripted and directed, "Kikujiro." While
not a perfect film, his lovable thug (thugable?) character endeared me
almost immediately with infinite...more |
| Brother Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Takeshi Kitano's last film didn't go over well with the critics who
thought Kikujiro paled in comparison to the beautiful, universally
revered Fireworks, or with the devoted followers of the Japanese
writer/director, who thought it was a lame attempt at...more |
