I wish the Japanese...........

Rating: 3/10 (15 January 2010)

........would come back and blow this film out of the water!!
It is a poor film and one wonders how on earth it ever won an Oscar, and for what? It is not hard to see how it received so much criticism. It is completely OTT (over the top), CGI effects run riot from start to finish, the various plots (such as there are) are confusing, and one doesn't care what happens to the characters.
In fairness to the actors they try hard and give their all in a lost cause (the film) and all deserve a medal! The action scenes, whether real or computer generated, are good and so is the photography, and there appears to be some sort of a genuine attempt to stick to historic events. To make the film a success it should have been shorter and simpler.