Amazing All Around

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2003)

This movie has definately made it to my top 5 movies in recent memory. Everything about this movie was perfect. The acting was terrific, really an amazing job by both Tom Cruise and his Asian counter-parts Ken Wantanabe and Hiroyuki Sanada. I wasn't bored at any point of this movie. The effort put into this movie by all those affiliated with it shows very stongley. The writing was quite good too, the dialougue ran pretty smooth so even people who are not as knowledgable about japanese culture will understand it. I really like the depiction of the characters thoughout the movie, I really felt emotionally attached to various characters through-out the movie. Also the cinematography was great, all the shots of "japan" (actually New Zealand) were breathtaking.
This movie pleases on many levels. It combines elements of many from multiple genres, which makes an altogether amazing movie.

And of course the action was amazing. The choreography was exceptionally well done. Never did the action get repetitive, because there were constantly new situations which came up.
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