A masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (5 December 2003)

A sorely needed commentary on how to live well. The samurai provide a model for living deliberately, and cherishing each moment. I think this is Tom Cruise's best work yet, and his on-screen link with Ken Watanabe makes for a truly moving feature. A story of life, love (without objectifying either party), and truth of what it means to live as humanly as possible.