so much has been said about this movie, but still:

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 2005)

just one more fan of this movie. I have seen so many movies, I guess you could call me movie-jaded. I barely like to go out to see new movies because they don't do what movies are supposed to do - interest, haunt, cause you to think, mesmerize, enchant - if I want some sick humor or plain old Hollywood plot, I can always tune in to the news... So here is a movie, The Last Samurai, and I figured: OK, let's try it... and I loved it. I'm not a big fan of wars, unfortunately in my country we see way too much of that, but the way it was portrayed was incredible. Really very, very good. I read that some people didn't like the romance part in the movie. There wasn't much of it, just a hint, and as a (very) romantic woman, I actually wouldn't have minded a more explicit romance between them, but even without it, there was such an aura of drama and suspense, that really, the movie didn't need it. I hope you enjoy the film as much as I did. :-) Bye, Racquel