Much better than you would expect from a Tom Cruise film

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2004)

I thought this film was amongst the best I have seen in the last 12 months. It honoured the Samurai way of life and brought out the best in a character who was jaded. Although not based on many real facts, the Samurai way of like did come to an end with the new emporer and the industrialisation of Japan. I thought the photography was beautiful and the fight scenes well done, it's nice to not be subjected to too much obvious CGI. No unneccesary nudity, bad language or violence. I think that this film could be released in Japan however I wonder how good Tom's Japanese was?