| The Last Samurai Review |
| by John Ulmer (Rating: 4/5) |
| After watching "Little Big Man" and "The Last Samurai" within a week of each
other, it seems as though they are both very similar. A man is taken in by
another culture, then freed and decides to defend them out of his own free
will. Both films bash...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Edward Zwick. Screenplay by John Logan, Zwick and Marshall
Herskovitz, based on a story by Logan. Starring Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe,
Shichinosuke Nakamura. Running time: 144 minutes. Rated AA for violent
scenes by the MFCB. Reviewed on...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Andy Keast (Rating: 2/4) |
| The Last Samurai: 2 stars out of 4.
Directed by Edward Zwick.
Screenplay by John Logan, Marshall Herskovitz and Zwick.
Starring Tom Cruise, Kensaku Watanabe, Hiroyuki Sanada, Timothy Spall, Tony
Goldwyn and Koyuki. more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| Any movie banking on Tom Cruise is going to have to put up with the
expectations of a "Tom Cruise movie." The delightful news is, and I
mean this in a good way, The Last Samurai transcends itself; it is
not just a Tom Cruise movie. I like Cruise...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Richard A. Zwelling (Rating: 4/4) |
| Captain Algren (Tom Cruise) is a veteran of the civil war. As we open
the film, Algren delivers a cue-carded speech meant to laud the United
States and praise the advancement of technological progress. His
cynicism, coupled with his inebriation,...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 6/10) |
| CAPSULE: THE LAST SAMURAI chooses some overly
familiar pieces from other films and assembles them
in an enjoyable--though not always believable--
package. Cruise plays a burned out and alcoholic
hero of the Indian wars who...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3/4) |
| THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) 3 stars out of 4. Starring Tom Cruise, Ken
Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada
and Koyuki. Director of photography John Toll. Music by Hans Zimmer.
Written by John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 6/10) |
| Anyone tired of seeing Tom Cruise play the same goddamn role over and over
again will want to skip The Last Samurai, where the actor is cast in the
familiar-as-the-back-of-your-hand part of a rude, cocky, self-centered,
petulant, successful jerk who is...more |
| The Last Samurai Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 9/10) |
| PLOT:
An American Civil War "hero" is asked to travel to Japan in order to help the
Emperor fight against the rebellion of the legendary Samurai, protectors of the
country for centuries. When captured by the enemy, the American is asked to
stick around...more |
