The Last Samurai!

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2004)

The Last Samurai is a decent film. I think Tom Cruise was very good in the movie and in fact I think this maybe his best performance. His look was very fitting. All of the actors were also good including William Atherton, Billy Connolly, Scott Wilson, and Tony Goldwyn. The film has some great action but since the film is well of the two hour mark and only a handful of battles this will probably disappoint many fans of the genre. Despite the movie's slowness the end is really incredible. The music by Hans Zimmer was very good. The movie has very good direction by Edward Zwick. Everything looked very realistic like the armor the Samurai's wore was awesome looking! This film in My opinion is original and does not try to be like other films. If you like Tom Cruise and the cast mentioned above and want to see some great sword fighting action then I strongly recommended you watch The Last Samurai today!