What A Horrible Movie! (WARNING: Spoiler)

Rating: 1/10 (17 December 2003)

I just don't understand how anyone could like this movie, let alone fall in love with it like so many of you have. The American moviegoing public has truly "souled out" over the past couple decades. "If they advertise it enough and it stars a 'stud' like Tom Cruise and all the fabulous, famous, corporate lackey movie critics love it then it must be great!" - average moron moviegoer. In what sick comic book world can a drunk, depressed American vet learn solid Japanese and swordsmanship in such a short period of time? At first, he is the captive. Soon, the samurai in the village warm up to him and treat him like a long lost son.He becomes well versed in Japanese culture. He becomes leader of the Samurai in their final, doomed battle with the Japanese forces that are going to crush them. This treatment the samurai provide to a man whose troops killed several of their men! And to top it off, the widow of a samurai (the death of whom Cruise's character was responsible for!) becomes all too willing to play "hide the salami" with the handsome American. What kind of garbage is this? I wish the ticket wasn't so expensive, so I could have afforded to pay someone to shoot me during the movie. I liked this movie as much as the new pathetic Star Wars movies. The scenery was beautiful, and the fight scenes were very well done. Beyond that, though, there is NOTHING there. Save your money if you have not seen this one yet. I won't say that I don't like anyone who likes this film, but it comes pretty close to that. We shouldn't allow movie studies to keep force feeding us these diseased meat by-product movies.