Sensational Film

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2011)

Excellent Film. Explosive, powerful, passionate and accurate account of samurai life. Tom Cruise makes a fantastic portrayal of an outsider into a completely different world. I actually am so convinced of Tom during the film (i.e. the nightmare/sake scene) that I feel he becomes a samurai on screen. Ken Watanabe is also exceptional as a honorable and fearless samurai leader. The partnership between the two was electrifying and in my opinion both Cruise and Watanabes best performances to date. Overall the entire film was filled with emotional nail -biters and a tearful affair. Very nicely concluded and its a film I personally never get tired of watching. I hope the two return to collaborate in the near future.