A quick review with a personal touch

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2004)

An outstanding, moving and passionate incite into Japanese history. Edward Zwick has managed to combine a great mixture of narrative and action, a mixture few films these days successfully achieve. Excellent battles and compelling story not to mention a killer soundtrack (good old Hans Zimmer) this film stands out from the crowd in its genre and provides something unique.
On a more personal level i tend to rate films on how they effect me as a person, as the audience; whether they can make me feel for the lives of the on screen characters or the beliefs and motives behind them. This film achieves this in every sense and will go down as one of my all time favourites.
I strongly suggest you watch it.