| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Jerry Saravia |
| It pains me to write off Jim Jarmusch's "Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai" as
half-baked, but it truly is. It is also a half-cooked and undernourished tale of
a cold-blooded hit man with little or no sense of individuality. more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| 'Ghost Dog' is a strange-looking movie with a unique atmosphere. It's
built of offbeat rhythms, outlandish jokes and a strange sensibility
in which cultures and subcultures of Japan, Sicily, Port-au-Prince and
the Wu Tang Clan seem perfectly harmonious....more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Alex Ioshpe |
| 'Ghost Dog' is a strange-looking movie with a unique atmosphere. It's built of offbeat rhythms, outlandish jokes and a strange sensibility in which cultures and subcultures of Japan, Sicily, Port-au-Prince and the Wu Tang Clan seem perfectly harmonious....more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI (director/writer: Jim Jarmusch;
cinematographer: Robby Muller; editor: Jay Rabinowitz; cast: Forest
Whitaker (Ghost Dog), John Tormey (Louie), Camille Winbush (Pearline),
Cliff Gorman (Sonny Valerio), Frank Minucci (Big...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
| Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Cornerhouse (Manchester)
Released in the UK by Film Four on May 5, 2000; certificate 15; 116 minutes;
countries of origin France/Germany/Japan/USA; aspect ratio 1.85:1 more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Earlier this week, the _Los_Angeles_Times_ ran a story on how "hip-hop
aesthetic" has moved beyond the traditional cinematic barriers of urban
crime movies and into the work of established white filmmakers, as seen
in two films, _Black_and_White_ and...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Shay Casey |
| Year: 2000.
Starring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry Silva, Isaach
De Bankole, Tricia Vessey, Gene Ruffini, Richard Portnow, Camille
Winbush.
Written by Jim Jarmusch.
Directed by Jim Jarmusch.
Rated R. more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Scott Hunt |
| Cast: Forest Whitaker, Henry Silva, Cliff Gorman, John Tormey, Gene
Riffini, Victor Argo, Tricia Vessey, Isaach de Bankole', Camille Winbush
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| He moves through the night with the lumbering bulk of the grizzly
bear and the stealth of the sleek panther. He cruises the urban NYC
streets in stolen luxury cars listening to his favorite gangsta grooves on
the surround sound. He worships at a...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| I'm gonna be honest here and tell you that I just wasn't a big fan of Jim
Jarmush films before I saw this movie. Okay, so I had only seen two of them,
MYSTERY TRAIN, which I barely remembered liking or not, and DEAD MAN, which
is pretty much the movie...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "GHOST DOG: THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI" (Artisan)
Writer/director/producer Jim Jarmusch re-imagines the
gangster picture as a quirky cross-culture fusion of Eastern
philosophy, hip-hop music, urban darkness, and movie...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Chuck Schwartz |
| CrankyCritic® movie reviews: Ghost Dog: the Way of the Samurai
Rated [R], 115 minutes
Starring Forrest Whitaker, John Tormey
Written and Directed by Jim Jarmusch
website: www.wayofthesamurai.com more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Athan Bezaitis |
| filmcritic.com presents a review from staff member Athan Bezaitis.
You can find the review with full credits at
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/43351ef3c2564bcb8825688400610dcc?OpenDocument more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Artisan Entertainment
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Cast: Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Henry
Silva, Isaach De Bankole, Tricia Vessey, Victor Argo, Gene
Ruffini, Richard Portnow, Camille Winbush more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| In his previous films, writer/director Jim Jarmusch (Dead Man) seemed to
take great pride in fusing different cultures together, and Ghost Dog:
The Way of the Samurai is certainly no different. The picture stars
Forest Whitaker (Light it Up) as the...more |
| Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Review |
| by Oystein Brekke |
| In a shack on a rooftop in a nameless big city, together with a flock of
pigeons, lives Ghost Dog (Forest Whitaker). He spends his time meditating,
practicing Japanese martial arts, and reading a book called "The Way of the
Samurai." His life is...more |
