Cruise turns from movie star to actor.

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2004)

I went to the cinema wanting to watch the 'return of the king' for the third time but found myself being persuaded by my friends into watching 'the last samurai'. Well done friends.
The film has a moderate start, excellent middle and very good end. The film starts off a bit slow, however this is soon forgotten due some excellent fighting scenes with powerful moving moments. For me an very good film 8.5/10 with an excellent performance, Cruise 10/10.
This film exceeded my expectations big time! I thought Tom Cruise, hmm, 'mission impossible' & 'topgun'. Not my type of film. However in this film you will see Tom Cruise turn from a 'big name pretty boy movie star' to an excellent actor.